The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario,often shortened to the Ontario PC Party or simply the PCs,colloquially known as the Tories,is a centre-right political party in Ontario,Canada.
Theodore Calvin Arnott is a politician in Ontario,Canada. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on September 6,1990,representing the Riding of Wellington. He is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario and represents the Riding of Wellington—Halton Hills in the Ontario Legislature. Arnott has served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario during the 42nd and 43rd Parliaments of Ontario.
Theobald Butler "Toby" Barrett was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the district of Haldimand—Norfolk for the Progressive Conservative Party from 1995 until 2022.
Jim Wilson is a retired Canadian politician in Ontario,Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the riding of Simcoe—Grey,and its predecessor riding of Simcoe West,from 1990 to 2022. He sat as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario caucus from his first election until November 2,2018,when he resigned from caucus due to allegations of sexual misconduct. While part of the PC caucus,Wilson was chosen by his fellow caucus members on July 2,2014,to serve as interim leader of the party and Leader of the Opposition following the resignation of Tim Hudak. He continued to serve as Leader of the Opposition until September 2015 when new party leader,Patrick Brown,entered the legislature through a by-election. He was reelected in June 2018,but resigned from cabinet and the Progressive Conservative caucus on November 2,2018. He sat as an independent member for the remainder of the 42nd Parliament of Ontario and did not seek re-election in the 2022 Ontario general election.
Joseph N. Tascona is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the ridings of Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford and Simcoe Centre from 1995 to 2007. He also served as an alderman for Barrie City Council from 1991 to 1995. In 2010 he ran for mayor of Barrie but lost to Jeff Lehman.
Michael A. "Mike" Brown is a former politician in Ontario,Canada and was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from October 2005 until October 2007. He sat in the Ontario legislature representing the northern riding of Algoma—Manitoulin for the Ontario Liberal Party from 1987 to 2011.
Allan Kenneth McLean is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1999 who represented the riding of Simcoe East. He was a cabinet minister in the government of Frank Miller and served as speaker of the assembly before being forced out of office due to a scandal.
Paul Wessenger is a former Canadian politician in Ontario. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 who represented the central Ontario riding of Simcoe Centre.
Bruce Owen was a Canadian lawyer and politician in Ontario. He served as a Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990,representing Simcoe Centre for the provincial Liberal Party.
George Raymond McCague was a politician in Ontario,Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1990,and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller.
Patrick Walter Brown is a Canadian politician who has served as the 51st and current mayor of Brampton since 2018. Entering politics when he won a seat on the Barrie City Council in 2000,Brown later joined the Conservative Party and became a member of Parliament (MP) in 2006. He represented Barrie in the House of Commons until 2015,when he was elected as leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Party and resigned his seat in Parliament. Brown was subsequently elected to represent Simcoe North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and became the leader of the Opposition. He served as leader until 2018,when he was expelled from the caucus. He later returned to municipal politics and was elected mayor of Brampton. In 2022,Brown contested for the federal Conservative leadership election,but was disqualified following claims his campaign violated the Canada Elections Act. He was subsequently re-elected as mayor of Brampton.
The 2011 Ontario general election was held on October 6,2011,to elect members of the 40th Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The Ontario Liberal Party was elected to a minority government,with the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario serving as the Official Opposition and the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) serving as a third party. In the final result,Premier McGuinty's party fell one seat short of winning a majority government.
On March 6,2009,Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leader John Tory announced his intention to step down as leader following his defeat in a by-election. Tory was elected party leader in the party's 2004 leadership election,and led the party to defeat in the 2007 provincial election in which he failed to win personal election to the Ontario Legislature. He attempted again to enter the legislature in a March 5,2009 by-election but was defeated by the Liberal candidate.
Simcoe—Grey is a provincial electoral district in Ontario,Canada,that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.
Simcoe North is a provincial electoral district in Ontario,Canada. It was established as a provincial riding in 1996. Its population was 119,401 in 2006.
Rod Jackson is a former politician in Ontario,Canada. He was elected to Barrie City Council in 2006 and served until 2010. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2011 to 2014 who represented the riding of Barrie. He served as the CEO of the Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce from 2016 to 2017. He is now the President of iPi inc. a public affairs firm.
The 41st Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the government of the province of Ontario,Canada. The membership was set by the 2014 Ontario general election. The 41st parliament of Ontario was dissolved on May 8,2018.
The 2015 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election was held on May 9,2015,as a result of the resignation of Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak following the provincial election on June 12,2014,his second loss in a row as party leader. Patrick Brown won the leadership with 61.8% of votes allocated,defeating Christine Elliott who had 38.2%.
Doug Downey is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario during the 2018 general election. He represents the riding of Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte,and is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Downey was named Parliamentary Assistant to Finance Minister Vic Fedeli shortly after the government was sworn in. He was appointed to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs on July 26,2018,vice-chair of the Select Committee on Financial Transparency on October 3,2018;deputy government whip on November 5,2018 and Attorney General on June 20,2019.
Jill Dunlop is a Canadian politician who is the Ontario Minister of Colleges and Universities since June 18,2021. She represents the riding of Simcoe North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party since 2018 and was also the Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues.
