Tory Gambit

John Tory was trying to remove the issue of faith-based school funding from the Ontario election agenda yesterday. One might conclude that the initial reviews do not look promising for Tory and his faith-based Harper friends in Ontario. Their decision to flip-flop-flip is merely thumbing their nose at the biggest "free vote" of all...the provincial election.
A sampling...
Free vote won't solve Tory's problemToronto Sun, Canada - 1 hour agoBy LORRIE GOLDSTEIN How does Progressive Conservative Leader John Tory's latest promise to hold a "free vote" on whether to publicly fund non-Catholic ...
Tory's U-turn raises questions of leadershipLondon Free Press, Canada - 1 hour agoBy CHRISTINA BLIZZARD, SUN MEDIA Former CFL commissioner John Tory threw a Hail Mary pass yesterday. And how appropriate, since it was all about religious ...
Tory backpedals on pledge to fund faith-based schoolsWaterloo Record, Canada - 2 hours agoThree local party candidates have said they do not support Conservative Leader John Tory's pledge to extend public funding for faith-based schools. ...
Can Tory’s wink change the mood?Toronto Star, Canada - 2 hours agoHas Progressive Conservative Leader John Tory "changed the channel" in the provincial election campaign by agreeing to hold a free vote in the Legislature ...
PC leader Tory 'more sheep than shepherd'Ottawa Citizen, Canada - 2 hours agoSeveral Ontario religious and ethnic community leaders are slamming Conservative leader John Tory for "backtracking" on his pledge to fund religious schools ...
John Tory's missed opportunityOttawa Citizen, Canada - 2 hours agoSorry John, that's not going to do it. PC leader John Tory's promise of a free vote on faith-based school funding will do little to defuse the controversial ...
Knives out in Conservative quarters as Tory backs down on faith ...National Post, Canada - 15 hours agoTORONTO — Ontario PC leader John Tory, facing polls suggesting his party will lose the Oct. 10 election to the governing Liberals, announced Monday that if ...