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Five Time Loser John Tory Once Again Snatching Defeat from Jaws of Victory in Toronto Mayoral Race
Canada Free Press ^ | 10/08/14 | Mitch Wolfe

Posted on 10/08/2014 8:35:49 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony

John Tory's unfair smear against Doug Ford has badly backfired against John Tory

Once again on the brink of victory, John Tory has falsely accused his main rival, Doug Ford, of being, racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic.”

It looks like déjå vu, all over again

In 2007, the then Ontario provincial Conservative leader John Tory, ahead in the polls in a provincial campaign. was cruising to victory. But then Tory, unbeknownst to his closest advisers, decided to pander to the many ethnic and religious groups in Ontario. So Tory then launched into a campaign for the public funding of private faith-based schools.

That horribly, politically bonehead move, lost the provincial Conservatives the election and Tory personally lost in his own bid for a provincial seat in the Ontario legislature.

(Excerpt) Read more at canadafreepress.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Local News; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: dougford; johntory; toronto

1 posted on 10/08/2014 8:35:49 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony
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To: Sean_Anthony

Link is to a different story, can’t find it at the CFP site.


2 posted on 10/08/2014 8:44:05 AM PDT by Squawk 8888 (Will steal your comments & post them on Twitter)
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To: Sean_Anthony; Admin Moderator

Correct link is http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/66587


3 posted on 10/08/2014 8:45:42 AM PDT by Squawk 8888 (Will steal your comments & post them on Twitter)
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To: Sean_Anthony; Clive; exg; Alberta's Child; albertabound; AntiKev; backhoe; Byron_the_Aussie; ...
Correct link is here.

To all- please ping me to Canadian topics.

Canada Ping!

4 posted on 10/08/2014 8:51:09 AM PDT by Squawk 8888 (Will steal your comments & post them on Twitter)
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To: Sean_Anthony

He may be a Tory and a Conservative but he is no conservative.


5 posted on 10/08/2014 9:11:57 AM PDT by arthurus
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To: Sean_Anthony
...Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory...

It's called clemsoning, but you didn't hear it from me.
6 posted on 10/08/2014 10:32:19 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: arthurus

Tory. What a misnomer.


7 posted on 10/09/2014 6:20:11 PM PDT by Dartman (CDN PM Stephen Harper may not be perfect, but we don't have to be ashamed or embarassed of him.)
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