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Tim Hudak: 10 Ideas To Create Jobs In 2010

Ontario PC Party Leader Tim Hudak announces 10 for 2010: ten practical, affordable, and achievable economic ideas that if adopted now, will help return Ontario to its place as the province with the best jobs and strongest economy in all of Canada.




Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak held a groundbreaking electronic town hall to receive input from Ontario voters in advance of the 2010 Ontario Budget.

Tonight, 1,400 Ontarians joined the call with Hudak to share their ideas on how to create jobs in Ontario. Callers were also polled on important issues like the HST, LHINs, taxes and government priorities.

Hudak is the first political leader in Canada to use Teleforum electronic town hall technology, which allows individuals to connect with a large number of people at the same time through a telephone town hall meeting.

The electronic town hall is the latest example of how Tim Hudak and the Ontario PC Caucus are using cutting edge technology to connect with more Ontario families. Earlier this month, Hudak became the first Canadian political leader to offer his own iPhone App.

Quotes

“It’s important to be listening to the priorities of real families today. On tonight’s call, the results were clear. Callers are most concerned about the lack of jobs and the tax burden placed on Ontario families by Dalton McGuinty.”

– Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak
“This is the latest example of the new modern face of the Ontario PC Party. We will use the best possible cutting edge technology to reach out to all Ontario families as we prepare for victory in 2011.”

– Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak

Quick Facts

* During the electronic town hall, Hudak asked a series of questions and callers voted in real time on their phones. The results showed:

*Participants were most concerned about job creation and lowering the tax burden on Ontario families;

*93% of participants were opposed to the HST and 95% did not support Dalton McGuinty’s severance to HST tax collectors; and

*71% of participants thought that the dollars spent on LHINs would be better invested elsewhere in the healthcare system.

* Tim Hudak pioneered the use of Teleforum during the Ontario PC Leadership campaign. He is the first Canadian political leader to use this technology.