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Smitherman to Tory: You Want the Premiership You Gotta Go Through Me
Health Minister, legislative pitbull and name caller George Smitherman is responding to Stephen Harper’s open endorsement for John Tory by challenging him to a cage match. Actually, Smitherman only challenged the current Ontario Conservative leader to run in Toronto Centre. But seeing how Smitherman won with over 51% of the vote in 2003, doubled the PC candidate and the unpopularity of the Conservative party in the riding, Tory might actually fare better in the ring.
“As Mr. Tory knows, it’s important for all members of the Ontario Legislature to have a strong connection to the people they represent. I’m delighted that Mr. Tory lives in Toronto Centre-Rosedale and I’m proud to have him as a constituent. I would encourage him to stand for office in the riding in which he lives and where he worked for many years as a corporate CEO. I look forward to entering into a spirited campaign with him,” Smitherman said in a press release.
We think Tory will chicken out and run in a safer riding somewhere else in the province. We’d be pleasantly surprised if he didn’t.