"Both extremes lead to failure" says @SandraPupatello in vowing to stake out the political middle #olpldr #onpoli
Pupatello talks about making government work, but also about how she'll "bring the opposition to its knees."
And by the way, @SandraPupatello wants to "bring the opposition to their knees." #olpldr #onpoli
"I'm glad I'm back. Together, we can do this," Pupatello closes. #onpoli
Wynne's delegates are the only other camp cheering after @SandraPupatello's speech. #onpoli
.@SandraPupatello gets big hug from hubby, Nfld and Labrador MHA Jim Bennett, at end of speech #olpldr #onpoli
To be honest I was expecting a much livelier Pupatello speech/presentation, but maybe they saw virtue in restraint.
There's a bottleneck as Pupatello's hundreds of delegates file off the convention floor. Eric Hoskins will make the next, final speech.
Eric Hoskins delegates are taking the floor ahead of his speech.
So, do we or do we not get K'Naan before Hoskins' speech?
Eric Hoskins leads his video with his humanitarian work in Africa.
Two high school students up to introduce Eric Hoskins and talk about his travels in the province
While @Kathleen_Wynne had a dancing @Deb_Matthews introduce her, @DrEricHoskins has two youth delegates #olpldr #onpoli
Hoskins video opens with video of his humanitarian work in war zones around the world. Footage of bombs exploding near his home.
"His work took him around the world, but his values remain rooted in small-town Ontario," video says of Hoskins #onpoli
"Very few people in this race have been shot at in a previous profession," says a testimonial in Hoskins video. Yeah, that's a safe bet!
Greg Sorbara clarifies that while he was very impressed by Wynne's speech, he's not officially endorsed anyone.
Wynne's people boisterously cheering for Hoskins; Pupatello's not so much.
This could actually be a fun speech by Hoskins. He's been pretty entertaining in last couple weeks, and has nothing to lose.
Hoskins opens with a folksy reference to an embarassing childhood photo of himself in a Santa outfit. #onpoli
"As the youngest of 5 children there are very few pics of me" @DrEricHoskins says of pic in video of him in Santa suit #olpldr #onpoli
"I entered this race to offer new ideas," he says.
"We are 105 delegates strong and we may surprise you yet," Hoskins says
.@Kathleen_Wynne is only candidate with her photo on huge TV screen under 'Wynne Now" slogan #olpldr #onpoli
"At this convention, I harbour no illusions about my own delegate math," he says to laughs from his camp
Hoskins's line about being the only candidate not a part of the party machinery seemed to draw cheers only from Kennedy's camp.
Hoskins says that, knowing he can't likely win, he has nothing to lose, can talk policy, not politics
.@DrEricHoskins, who will likely finish last on 1st ballot says advantage he has over others is that he is able to "speak from the heart"
.@DrEricHoskins jokes about campaigning around the province in a van called "dark horse wonder" #olpldr #onpoli
"A budget can't bebalanced with IOUs. That's Andrea Horwath's 'platform'" Hoskins says with air quotes #onpoli
Hoskins gets the whole hall cheering as he calls each candidate by name: "You are all-caps Liberals!"
Hoskins really looks like he's enjoying himself up there, and maybe toying with us a bit in terms of endorsement.
"Now it's time to write a chapter for our new leader whoever SHE may be" 4ays @DrEricHoskins #olpldr #onpoli
Hoskins says next leader "whoever she may be," ruling out all but the front-runners. #onpoli
Hoskins talks about next premier, "whoever she may be," then points to Pupatello and Wynne.
We can safely say from the "whoever she may be" line about next Premier that Hoskins won't be going to Kennedy.
So, will @DrEricHoskins throw his support behind @SandraPupatello or @Kathleen_Wynne? #olpldr #onpoli
Hoskins moves pretty well from humour to party boosterism to social conscience stuff.
Hoskins, surprisingly, is better at playing off the crowd than any of the other candidates.
"I didn't get into politics to feed some ego," he says. "I'm not a career politician." #onpoli
Hoskins certainly has a sense of humour, good at poking fun at himself.
"This decision to be part of a political process was deeply personal for me" says @DrEricHoskins. "I am not a career politician" #olpldr
"This decision to be part of a political process was deeply personal for me" says @DrEricHoskins. "I am not a career politician" #olpldr
"Both extremes lead to failure" says @SandraPupatello in vowing to stake out the political middle #olpldr #onpoliby Karen Howlett via twitter 1/26/2013 4:33:45 PM
Pupatello talks about making government work, but also about how she'll "bring the opposition to its knees."by Adam Radwanski via twitter 1/26/2013 4:34:19 PM
"I'm glad I'm back. Together, we can do this," Pupatello closes. #onpoliby Adrian Morrow via twitter 1/26/2013 4:35:01 PM
