The following was posted on the Together With Tory website. I guess the opposition missed the part in the PCPO constitution regarding an automatic Leadership Review. Apparently they seem to have an issue with the "grassroots" thrust of our campaign. By their definition, no one associated with this campaign is grassroots.

What do you think?

By the way, I wonder if the John Ratchford listed on the Reality Check is this John Ratchford?

REALITY CHECK
For Immediate Release
17 January 2007

Re “Delegate process lagging as Tory digs in to stay leader”
Globe and Mail, Thursday, January 17, 2008

Toronto, ON - The Together With Tory campaign responded to assertions made in today’s Globe and Mail:

“But [John Tory] is under new pressure form the party rank and file after the launch of the Grassroots PC campaign, the first organized effort to replace him.”

The story also quoted Nick Kouvalis: “This is really a battle between the grassroots and the party establishment.”

Rank and file? Grassroots?

There is nothing “rank and file” or “grassroots” about Reuben Devlin, Bart Maves or any of the other names associated with the effort to overturn the results of the last leadership election.

They are unelected, unaccountable and represent no one but themselves. Many are, in fact, professional lobbyists and consultants - the very antithesis of “grassroots.”

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For more information:
John Ratchford
(416) 995-8259

For the record:

Rueben Devlin was twice elected as President of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario and presided over the party during the course of back-to-back majorities.

Bart Maves was twice elected as an MPP for the Provincial Legislature, also during back to back majorities.

Nick Kouvalis is a small business owner from Windsor, Ontario.