A new group called Project Ontario is taking aim at Doug Ford, accusing the Premier of abandoning conservative principles, while he dismisses its members as “yahoos” who are part of the radical right.
The group, whose listed contributors are writers, former provincial staffers and political organizers, is pushing the Progressive Conservative government to pursue more right-leaning policies on everything from deficit spending to education to health care.
They say Ontario has faltered under almost a decade of PC rule, citing high housing costs, an overcrowded health care system, flat productivity growth and limited options for child care.
