If you are looking to elect a premier with fresh ideas and a willingness to make major changes the upcoming provincial election may not be the time to do it, says former PC Leader John Tory.
Tory appeared on LeDrew Live Thursday night and said he sees little to choose from among the three major party leaders who will be vying for the provinces top political job on October 6.
"They have all had this race to the middle and it has gotten to the point where they are all so clustered around each other that it is hard to find much of a difference between them aside from personality," he said. "They are saying the same words almost."
Tory was the leader of the provincial PC party between 2004 and 2009. He also ran for Mayor of Toronto in 2003, finishing second to David Miller.
Now a local radio host he said he likes being able to discuss the big issues, something that can come at a grave cost as a provincial politician.
"People don't discuss real issues in elections and it is a terrible shame because there are so many big issues out there," he said. "You think of all the issues with health care that should be discussed and aren't being brought up because successful politicians would never raise them."
As for his sucessor Tim Hudak and his "Changebook" platform, Tory said the same logic applies.
"He is staying on message, which is change, change, change, and when you are 10 points ahead you tend to do that, but as a result they haven't had anything that's really bold," he said. "It's a very safe kind of platform."
