tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post7890694354806969550..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: Tory's Days As MP Numbered?Steve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-3391428245417310762007-10-01T18:41:00.000-04:002007-10-01T18:41:00.000-04:00Maybe Mr. McGuinty should travel the province and ...Maybe Mr. McGuinty should travel the province and call him anything but a <A HREF="http://communities.canada.com/nationalpost/blogs/ontarioelection/archive/2007/10/01/tory-confirms-free-vote-on-religious-funding-if-elected-premier.aspx" REL="nofollow">liar</A>:<BR/><BR/>"Mr. Tory maintained that allowing a free vote on faith-based school funding was not a flip-flop on policy, noting that he still supports the initiative.<BR/><BR/>But Liberal operatives outside the business luncheon handed out repeated Tory statements where he indicated a vote along party lines.<BR/><BR/>After Bill Murdoch, the Progressive Conservative incumbent in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, said last week that voters were unhappy with the key promise, Mr. Tory was asked whether he would allow a free vote on the issue. He said no.<BR/><BR/>In Guelph last Monday, Mr. Tory said: "It's obviously an important element of our platform and I would expect that people will support what's in our platform. It's do what you said you would do."Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-7366263648319084072007-10-01T16:16:00.000-04:002007-10-01T16:16:00.000-04:00Maybe Tory is hoping no one is paying attention.Maybe Tory is hoping no one is paying attention.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-39808686748408223562007-10-01T16:12:00.000-04:002007-10-01T16:12:00.000-04:00He definitely said, just last week, that there wou...He definitely said, just last week, that there would be no free vote on this issue.<BR/><BR/>I'm still looking for the exact quote itself (it's bound to be on T.V. tonght, as I'm certain I HEARD and SAW him say it).<BR/><BR/>What I've found so far is <A HREF="http://www.thestar.com/News/article/262282" REL="nofollow">this</A> from the Star, which doesn't actually have the quote, but says: "<B>Just last week, when Tory MPPs like Bill Murdoch of Owen Sound and Bob Runciman of Brockville said they were hearing from constituents that they were unhappy with the plan, Tory said there would be no free vote on the question.</B>"Lord Kitchener's Ownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348376638620272991noreply@blogger.com