Political views
Hudak is a Blue Tory on the right-wing of the provincial party, and falls more in line with the ideals of former Premier Mike Harris than those of John Tory. In April 2003, he accepted an invitation to take part in a "Canadians for Bush" rally in support of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, attending to show his support for America and American soldiers, organized by controversial activist Tristan Emmanuel.[1] Hudak's leadership platform included abolition of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal,[2] replacing the province's progressive income tax with an 8% flat tax along with raising the basic personal amount from $8,881 to approximately $18,000; reform EI and make it more fair to Ontario or build a made-in-Ontario EI solution; cracking down on crime buy targeting repeat offenders, gang violence, and illegal cigarettes; freezing the minimum wage for 4 years.[3]
[edit] Personal life
Hudak is married to Deb Hutton, who was executive assistant to former premier Mike Harris.
