To all members of the PC Party of Ontario: thank you! Thank you for your confidence in me as your new President.

A particular thank you to the hundreds of dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers across the province who helped me during this campaign. In every riding, at every DSM, on the phones, and at the convention… I am grateful for your tremendous help.

I know that it is because of your passion for Ontario that I was elected, and I will work hard with our new Executive to implement the changes in our Party that you have asked for — to put us on a strong footing to support our Leader, Tim Hudak, and win the next election.

I would like to congratulate both John Snobelen and Kevin Gaudet for running excellent campaigns and for helping us have a healthy debate about the Party’s future. As John said in his gracious remarks, we have all become friends and I look forward to John and Kevin’s valuable contributions in the months ahead.

Our Party has a lot of work ahead of us, starting with a training programme available to all members, and a jumpstart of the policy process to get us ready for an election as soon as this fall.

Your contribution is critical. I encourage you to get involved in your riding association, to call us or email us with your ideas, and to be a part of building a great Party that will be strong and united behind Tim Hudak for the next election.

Thank you.

Richard Ciano