"Project Ontario launched last year to drive policy conversations it says the party isn't willing to have. Matt Spoke, a founding contributor to the group, said he wants convention delegates to ask themselves what good power is if it isn't backed by an ideological foundation. The group supports a number of traditional conservative positions including cutting taxes, lowering government spending and more choice in Ontario's school system."
"Ontario's Progressive Conservatives will huddle behind closed doors at a policy convention this weekend as some Tories question the party's direction after nearly eight years in power. The PCs will hold the event in Toronto, focusing on broad themes that helped Premier Doug Ford secure a third-straight majority government nearly a year ago. But an organized group of provincial conservatives are urging their fellow party members to use the event to think critically about where the party is headed."
Ontario's Progressive Conservatives will meet behind closed doors at a policy convention in Toronto, focusing on broad themes that helped Premier Doug Ford secure a third-straight majority nearly a year earlier. An organized group called Project Ontario launched last year to drive policy conversations and consists of 11 strategists and writers known in conservative circles, including Ginny Roth, Adam Zivo and Brian Dijkema. Founding contributor Matt Spoke urged convention delegates to ask what good power is without an ideological foundation and whether winning is sufficient without a clear agenda. Project Ontario supports traditional conservative policies such as cutting taxes, lowering government spending and expanding school choice. Contributors have criticized government handling of the economy, education, housing and child care and pushed the government on key files. Spoke said the biggest criticism is an apparent absence of clarity in principles and vision within the premier's leadership.
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