Tim Hudak: Federal Counterparts

Star Candidates Dept: So much of the federal success revolved around messages of fiscal competence, said Kathy Brock, a political science professor at Queen s University in Kingston. Tim Hudak faces two difficult challenges in Toronto raising his profile and convincing voters that he s not going to do anything scary. , according to Globe and Mail. The lesson I ve taken from the federal success is you need to get the message to as many doors as possible, he said. I m knocking on doors six hours a day. But there s reason for optimism: The federal party took an unprecedented 31 seats out of 46 within the region in the spring election on their way to a majority. But with less name recognition and even fewer star candidates, Tim Hudak faces a tough fight. As the party s Richmond Hill candidate Vic Gupta knocks on doors each day, Mr. Harper and his regional electoral sweep are never far from his mind. Mr. Gupta is walking a fine line as he tries to convince voters that his party can be every bit as fiscally responsible as his federal counterparts are perceived to be, while at the same time avoiding sounding like a Rob Ford-esque slash-and-cut conservative who will take an axe to essential services. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.