Janet Ecker (born October 18, 1953) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, and was a senior cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves.

Ecker grew up in Exeter, Ontario. Her father was a family physician. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Western Ontario. In 1985, Ecker served as Director of Communications at the Ontario Treasury. She worked as a Government Relations Consultant with Public Affairs Management from 1987 to 1991, and was Director of Policy for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario from 1991 to 1995.

Ecker was also involved with the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario during these years. A Red Tory, she supported Larry Grossman at both of the party's 1985 leadership conventions, and served as Assistant Executive Director of the Ontario PC Party from 1985 to 1987.

She was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1995, defeating Liberal Joe Dickson and incumbent New Democrat Jim Wiseman by a significant margin in the riding of Durham West, east of Toronto. She was not initially appointed to cabinet by Mike Harris, but was named Minister of Community and Social Services on August 16, 1996.

Timothy Patrick "Tim" Hudak (born November 1, 1967) is a politician in Ontario, Canada, and the Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC Party). He also serves as member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the riding of Niagara West—Glanbrook.

Tim Hudak was born in Fort Erie, Ontario. His father was a high school principal and his mother was a teacher. He received a bachelor of arts degree in economics from the University of Western Ontario in 1990. He then studied at the University of Washington in Seattle on a full scholarship. He received a master's degree in economics in 1993. Prior to being elected, Hudak worked on the U.S. – Canada Border from 1988 to 1993. Before entering public life, he worked for the Fort Erie Economic Development Corporation. In 1994, he was hired as a travelling manager by Wal-Mart, instructing employees on the company's policies and operating procedures.

Hudak's grandparents came to Canada from Slovakia in advance of World War II.

In the provincial election of 1995, Hudak defeated Liberal Aubrey Foley by 1,081 votes in the riding of Niagara South. The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government under Mike Harris, although Hudak was not appointed to cabinet during his first term in office. He served as parliamentary secretary to Minister of Health, Jim Wilson, and his successor, Elizabeth Witmer. During this term, the government closed 28 hospitals and fired more than 6,000 nurses, but was also able to negotiate an agreement to exempt rural and northern hospitals from closure, including four in the Niagara region.