King of Kensington
Senior Member
Not really a surprise.
The next election in 2018, its not 3 years away, Come June 2016 it will be 2 years since the last eelctionNo, I mean in terms of how electable the PC's are right now. I know we are three years away from an election, but I just don't see Patrick Brown as someone who can win over the province.
New poll numbers show Patrick Brown surging in popularity. Wynne would lose big if an election was held today.
http://poll.forumresearch.com/post/...emier-by-wide-margin-wynnes-approvals-plummet
Will Patrick Brown be a Bill Davis or Monte McNaughton?
Let's not all be premature. I'd like to see some policy positions or a platform before we rush to call them centrist. Brown is certainly trying to make the party more inclusive, and is making noise (a lot of noise, given his recent statements on carbon pricing) that he wants to move the party towards the centre, possible adopting some of the more pragmatic conservatism of the Davis years. But the devil will certainly be in the details.
It's nice that Brown marched in the Pride parade and all, but I won't personally be rushing to erase the social conservative label he has until, for example, I see how the PC positions on the sex-ed curriculum and GSAs evolve (if they evolve at all).