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The Thin Red Line

September 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
BATTLING GRITS: Relative newcomers Glen Murray and Eric Hoskins, top left and right, are fighting their first general provincial elections after having won their midtown seats for the Liberals in byelections. Michael Coteau, bottom left, is trying to recapture Don Valley East after Liberal MPP David Caplan stepped down. Making a re-election bid, Mike Colle, bottom right, is facing Conservative challenger Rocco Rossi, a former Liberal and mayoral candidate, in Eglinton-Lawrence.

Can the provincial Liberals keep their stronghold in Toronto? Its most popular sports team may be blue, but for years Toronto was an impenetrable Liberal red fortress, a dependable bulwark that withstood changes in municipal, provincial and federal governments. But the May 2 federal election was a game-changer. The Liberal party was … [Read more...]

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