Tim Hudak: Poll Numbers

Family Compound Dept: Mr. McGuinty s successful defence of the GTA seemed unlikely mere months ago, when Tim Hudak s Progressive Conservatives were riding high in local poll numbers and right-wing Mayor Rob Ford was threatening to mobilize his masses against Mr. McGuinty, according to Globe and Mail. But as Mr. Hudak s popularity slid, and Mr. Ford s once-formidable clout declined amid talk of cutbacks and layoffs at city hall, Liberal chances soared in the Toronto ridings the party has dominated since 2003 and that is a minute change from the seat composition when the writ dropped. Liberals held 33 GTA seats with the PCs occupying seven and the NDP holding the remaining four. Speaking at the Ford family compound in August, Mr. Harper congratulated his counterparts on municipal and federal victories and called on them to complete the hat trick and do it provincially as well. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.