Who’s really behind “Decline Your Vote” and why you should be skeptical

Published June 11, 2014

A campaign picked up steam in the dying days of the Ontario election campaign to encourage voters to decline their ballot. But has this been an authentic expression of voter apathy or, as some critics say, a manipulative voter suppression tactic to tap into voter cynicism to give Ontario PC Tim Hudak a boost on […]

If Tim Hudak says 1 job is 8 jobs + math skills = job requirement, why hire Hudak?

Published June 4, 2014

Well, this is ironic. During the Ontario election debate, PC leader Tim Hudak — whose “million jobs plan” has been whittled down to “closer to 50,000 jobs” after economists exposed a mixture of glaring math errors and dishonest claims riddled throughout — made the staggering claim that he had some ideas on how to make kids in […]

Big math error whittles Tim Hudak’s “million jobs” down to 50,000

Published May 29, 2014

Tim Hudak had everything going for him heading into this election: a catchy slogan, a nice round number, and a plan to eliminate 100,000 public sector jobs. He even had an economist from the American Tea Party lined up to back him up. The only thing Hudak was missing, it now appears, was a calculator. Several economists […]

3 Tim Hudak corporate tax myths busted and given a beat down

Published May 23, 2014

Updated May 24, 2014 Tim Hudak’s gone full throttle waging war against corporate taxes, laying out a plan that would make Ontario’s corporate tax rate the lowest in Canada. Except there’s very little evidence this plan will do anything for anyone in Ontario, unless they happen to work on Bay Street. Here’s a busting of […]

Is Tim Hudak crossing his fingers for new moms to leave the public sector?

Published May 20, 2014

Newsflash to Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak: a job-cutting plan shouldn’t bank on women leaving the workforce after they have a baby. But that seems to be what PC MPP Lisa MacLeod said over the weekend when she appeared on Sun News Network to defend her party’s campaign pledge to cut 100,000 public sector employees […]

The indispensable list of people slamming Tim Hudak’s “million jobs” gimmick

Published May 16, 2014

Updated May 24, 2014 Have you heard of the Ontario Progressive Conservative leader’s plan to create one million jobs while firing 100,000 public sector employees? Here’s the breakdown of Tim Hudak’s blueprint and what people are saying about his “one zillion million jobs” gimmick: “Somehow, ‘balancing the budget’ would create 43,184 jobs. Not 43,000. Not even 43,180. 43,184. […]

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Who’s *really* behind “Decline Your Vote” and why you should be skeptical