[Dont Tread On Me Eh?]

Ontario is less conservative than Massachussetts. Any Canadian Freepers have any details on Mr. Eves?

I used to live in Ontario. Mr. Eves was originally the deputy Premier and finance minister to Mike Harris, the conservative Ontario Premier from 1995-2002. Mike Harris really is as conservative as they come - lowered welfare rates, cut the hell out of tax rates, initiated private school tax credits (sort of a way to do vouchers without really calling them vouchers)... Harris announced his resignation, and the Ontario Conservative party elected a new leader. Ernie Eves won by quite a bit. He's somewhat of a "red Tory", or the Canadian equivalent of a RINO. That said, he's still VERY pro-business, and I think that he understands the importance of openness to the American business market to the 95% of Ontarians living in Southern Ontario. Whether he actually supports the war on Iraq, I'm not so certain, but he certainly does truly understand the significance of maintaining close Canada-U.S. ties - a concept that Chrétien has thus far failed to grasp.

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Thanks!

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"Whether he actually supports the war on Iraq, I'm not so certain"

He has been clearly against the postion taken by the Federal Liberals. So has Ralph Klien, the PM of Alberta.