2009 and 2010 By-elections
On February 4, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced that a by-election would be held on March 5, 2009 in Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock to fill the seat vacated by Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament Laurie Scott, who stepped aside so that PC leader John Tory could seek a seat in the legislature.
Reform Party leader Brad Harness announced that the party planned to run a candidate, and slammed Tory as an "urbanite" who wouldn't appeal to "big C" Conservatives. Harness emphasized Reformers are not social conservatives, but fiscal conservatives favouring smaller government and greater individual liberties. However, the party did not end up fielding a candidate.
Mr. Harness announced that he would run a Reform candidate in the March 4, 2010 by-election in Ottawa West—Nepean, but did not do so.
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