who is the leader of the ontario pc party
Patrick Brown Patrick Walter Brown MPP Patrick Walter Brown
title: Leader of the Official Opposition (Ontario) text: Vic Fedeli was chosen interim leader of the PC Party by caucus on January 26, 2018, one day after Patrick Brown resigned due to allegations of sexual misconduct. He continued to serve as Leader of the Opposition after Doug Ford became party leader on March 10, 2018, as Ford did not have a seat in the legislature. Leader of the Official Opposition (Ontario) The Leader of the Official Opposition () in Ontario, officially Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition (), is the leader of the largest party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario which is not part of the government. title: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario text: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (), often shortened to Ontario PC Party, PC, or Conservatives, is a centre-right to right wing conservative political party in Ontario, Canada. The party has been led by Premier Doug Ford since March 10, 2018. It has governed the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985. It currently holds a majority government in the 42nd Parliament of Ontario. The Ontario PC Party is a centre-right conservative political party. Its beliefs and policies have been described as fiscally conservative, capitalist and title: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario text: Elliott on the third ballot with 50.6% of allocated points, although Elliot had more votes. Due to not having a seat in the legislature, Ford chose to have Vic Fedeli remain as Leader of the Opposition prior to the 2018 election. The Ontario PC Party's 2018 platform was named the Plan For The People. Policy promises included: On June 7, 2018, Ford led the party to a majority government. The PC Party won 76 of 124 seats and 40.5% of the vote. The party was known as the Liberal-Conservative Association of Ontario from 1867 to 1942, and then as the title: Doug Ford text: 25, 2018, the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario announced a new leader would need to be chosen before the 2018 Ontario general election in June. Ford was the first candidate to announce, on January 29, that he would seek the leadership of the party. On January 31, 2018, Ford announced he would seek the PC nomination in Etobicoke North and run for the seat in the 2018 election. He was one of the four official candidates running for the PC leadership along with Christine Elliott, Caroline Mulroney, and Tanya Granic Allen. Ford promised to represent the interests of Northern Ontario title: Christine Elliott text: 2018, Elliott resigned as Patient Ombudsman to enter the Ontario PC Party leadership election. Elliott officially announced she was running for leadership on February 1, 2018, via Twitter, to replace Patrick Brown who had resigned as leader after sexual misconduct allegations were made against him. Elliott's campaign slogan was "Ready. Now." and her leadership campaign has focused on her experience compared to the other candidates. Elliott stated she supported the "People's Guarantee" (the existing platform adopted by the PC Party in November 2017) with the exception of a carbon tax, which she opposed. Elliott had the most support from the