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Meet Mark Holland, public enemy No. 1 for Tories
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Jan 28, 2011 06:26pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Jane Taber |
| Media | Newspaper - Toronto Globe and Mail |
| News Date | Saturday, January 29, 2011 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | For his blistering attacks on the government, Mark Holland has earned the status of most-hated Liberal MP among Stephen Harper’s Conservatives.
His Ajax-Pickering riding, just east of Toronto, is right at the top of the unofficial list of seats Conservatives have in their sights as they aim for a majority government. Given all of the jumped-up rhetoric of late, an election campaign may be just around the corner.
“I’ll tell you, I’ll wear out a pair of soles off my shoes going into Holland’s riding and happily do it,” said a Conservative MP, who asked not be named. “Nobody needs to ask us to go into Ajax-Pickering. There is a line-up of people wanting to go to Ajax-Pickering.”
His direct, accusatory and at times over-the-top style of questioning in the House gets under the skin of Conservatives.
“Slowly, I’ve been chipping away at some of the things that are important pillars to them,” he said. “So, I think if they don’t get rid of me, I think they are afraid of the precedent it would set – the idea that there is somebody who is willing to stand up against their ideas and not be afraid of their bullying.” |
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