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Although it shares the same Ten Key Values as other North American Greens, it is sometimes criticized by leftists as being eco-capitalist and one of the "furthest right" Green Parties in North America. The elements of green politics it emphasizes, including a green tax shift and privatization of electric power generation (with the public maintaining control of the extensive Ontario power grid ), are almost libertarian in character. For this reason they are sometimes called Blue Greens or Green Tories .
Defenders of this strategy argue that it effectively splits the right wing vote, and does not prevent Greens from cooperating on the municipalA municipality or general-purpose district (see also: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. Municipalities are not necessa and regional level with more left-wing parties. A term that Green activists coined to describe this strategy is radical centrist.
Leader Frank de JongFrank de Jong (Born in Luther Township, Ontario in 1955) is a Canadian politician and environmentalist and the current leader of the Green Party of Ontario. He has been a member since 1987 and the leader since 1993. He earned a B. from the University of W is a key figure in this strategy, and has led the Ontario Greens since 19931993 is a common year starting on Friday and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003 Events January January 1 Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic.. As of June 2003, the Ontario Greens stood as the fourth party, with support of 6% of the decided voters. The party did not, however, win any seats in the October 2003 provincial election.
| Election | Candidates elected | Total votes | % of popular vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985David Peterson's Liberals, with support from Bob Rae's New Democrats, form a minority government despite having fewer seats than Frank Miller's Progressive Conservatives. This election ended 42 years of Conservative rule, during which the Tories retained | - | 5,345 | 0.1% |
| 1987David Peterson's Liberals were returned to power with a large majority. Support for Larry Grossman's Progressive Conservatives continued to slide as voters decided that they liked the change that the Liberal-NDP arrangement brought. Bob Rae's Ontario New | - | 3,398 | - |
| 1990As a result of serious scandals, David Peterson Liberal government was defeated by a large protest vote. In a surprise upset, Bob Rae's Ontario New Democratic Party won a majority government. This marked the first time the NDP won an election in Ontario. | - | 30,097 | 0.7% |
| 1995Bob Rae's Ontario New Democratic Party government was defeated by voters, who are angry at the mistakes made by the inexperienced NDP, and frustrated by rising taxes and unemployment. Lyn McLeod's Liberals, who had been leading in the polls, were denied v | - | 14,108 | 0.4% |
| 1999 | - | 30,749 | 0.7% |
| 2003 | - | 126,651 | 2.8% |