Your Home, Your Vote – new poll puts PC’s up

Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak is accusing the Liberals of cooking up some kind of secret deal with the union representing OPP officers. Hudak made the remarks as he and the other party leaders continued to campaign — with the vote now just a week away.

Hudak is saying he’s worried about what the Liberals might have promised the OPP union. And he’s accusing government unions like the OPP union of trying to intimidate his Conservatives. All of this as a new poll was a bit of a surprise for the campaign today.

In the wake of this week’s debate, the latest poll suggests the Liberals moving into the lead.

Forum Research has Liberal support increasing to 40 per cent, Progressive Conservative support dropping to 35, the NDP falling to 22 and the Greens at two, down from six.

With a week to go.

Wynne: “It’s clear that to me Hudak wants to finish what Mike Harris started. I believe our economy needs to be nurtured.”

While Wynne is attacking Hudak over the economy, Hudak is asking about an anti-Conservative commercial put out by the OPP Association, representing OPP officers.

Hudak: “I know that the OPP union has recently met with the Liberals during the campaign. I don’t know what kind of deals were made. I know they approached me and asked for an exemption for wage and benefit increases.”

Hudak says he would freeze wages for all government employees, including police and suggests there’s some kind of deal between the Liberals and the OPP Association: “These government unions are spending millions on ads to re-elect the Liberals, to try to re-elect compliant politicians.”

Wynne says the Liberals meet with many groups, but she didn’t respond directly when asked if anything was offered in return for the ads.

The Forum poll also indicates, no matter what the politicians say, voters are not convinced.

It asked if people believe the leaders promises.

For Hudak’s main campaign promise of a Million Jobs, 69 per cent said no.

For Wynne’s promise of an Ontario retirement plan, 49 per cent said no.

For NDP leader Andrea Horwath’s promise to lower auto inusrance rates, 50 per cent said no.

Voters we talked to were just as sceptical about whether they believe the promises.

“No, plain and simple. Because history keeps repeating itself over and over and over, especially with the Liberal party.”

“Well, I have to see what they’ve done in the past and I have to overall see what they’ve done.”

“I believe they want to, they want us to believe that they are gonna come through on their promises, but hardly at all.”

So where does that leave the voters? A lot of people are saying they don’t know who to vote for in this campaign, with just a week to make up their minds.