The real test of whether Progressive Conservative Leader John Tory is able to put the issue of faith-based school funding behind him and move on to other election campaign issues will come Thanksgiving weekend.
We saw in the federal election campaign that between Christmas and New Year's, people are not only eating dinner with their families, they are also talking politics.
Mr. Tory is hoping that when families sit down to their turkey dinner, they will be discussing whether they want another four years of a Liberal government, not the issue of faith-based funding.
And Mr. Tory has an ally in turning the page.
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NDP Leader Howard Hampton is just praying that the agenda can move away from faith-based schools so he can talk about the issues he cares about.
Of course, the Liberals will have another couple of days to hammer Mr. Tory on the issue of religious-school funding.
In his speech yesterday, Mr. Tory was attempting to let voters know that he says the same things in private as he does in public.
He's hoping to distinguish himself in that regard from his main rival, Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty.
Will it work?
The real question is whether Mr. Tory or Mr. Hampton can find a tastier issue to replace faith-based funding on the Thanksgiving dinner menu.
Greg Lyle is managing director of the Innovative Research Group, a public-opinion research and strategy firm based in Toronto.
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