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Friday 3 April 2009
Christine Elliott Joins PC Party of Ontario Leadership Race
Whitby, ON – Christine Elliott, MPP (Whitby-Oshawa) today launched her campaign for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in Whitby. Her address highlights the need for leadership rooted in real-life experience, the need to grow the PC Party and attract new support, and for a new confident, forward-looking conservative vision.
“These are extraordinary times,” said Elliott. “The province is in crisis and we’re falling further and further behind. We need a strong, confident and growing Progressive Conservative Party as an alternative to Dalton McGuinty’s failed leadership.”
“We have to become the party that working families identify with their hopes and aspirations,” said Elliott. “So we need a leader who shares and has lived them.”
“My convictions are rooted in and tested by real life experience,” said Elliott. “I draw upon 30 years as a professional businesswoman, 18 years as a mom and 20 years as an advocate for the vulnerable. I believe these are the values and experiences we need to lead the Party and win the next election get Ontario back on track.”
“I believe that we can build a new, enduring majority with a conservative vision that is hopeful, optimistic and confident,” said Elliott. “A vision that can win by articulating clear principles for 2009 and beyond. One which recognizes that it is only through growth and prosperity that we can provide the means to help those less fortunate than ourselves.”
“Yes, we must take the best from the past and always respect our legacy, but it is to the future where we must look,” said Elliott. “We simply cannot replicate old campaigns from the past and expect them to work today.”
“We have to grow our party and connect with Ontarians who share our values but who are not traditional PC voters.”
About Christine Elliott
Christine Elliott is the twice-elected MPP for Whitby-Oshawa. As an elected official and long-time volunteer for the PC Party of Ontario who has loyally stood by its leader, Christine has fought for the things Progressive Conservatives believe in: lower taxes and a government focused on delivering high quality public services like hospitals, schools, roads and a tougher approach to crime. With a demonstrated record of compassion for the most vulnerable in our society, Christine believes strongly in her party’s legacy of helping those in need.
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