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File photo of Ontario Premier McGuinty speaking to reporters following passing of the budget in June 2012 Photo by: Charlene Close
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty resigns and prorogues legislature
The Canadian Press Oct 15, 2012 19:48:56 PM
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TORONTO, Ont. - Beaten down by a series of scandals, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced late Monday he was stepping down as Liberal leader and adjourning the legislature because his minority government can't pass legislation to freeze public sector wages.
After 16 years as party leader and nine as premier, it's time for new blood, McGuinty told a surprised Liberal caucus as his wife Terri and brother Brendan looked on.
"It's time for renewal, it's time for the next Liberal premier, it's time for the next set of Liberal ideas to guide our province forward," McGuinty told the caucus.
"To that end, I spoke with the president of our party and asked that he convene a leadership convention at the earliest possible opportunity.''
Click here to read the full text of McGuinty's speech
McGuinty said he would stay on as the MPP for Ottawa-Centre until the next election.
The Liberals have been under fire for months for an out-of-control air ambulance service and faced a second contempt motion Monday for cancelling two gas plants in Mississauga and Oakville at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars to taxpayers.
However, McGuinty blamed the fight over a public sector wage freeze for his second surprise — adjourning the legislature. He vowed the Liberals would try to negotiate zero-increase agreements with the unions — something the NDP has demanded — and would also use the break to negotiate with the Progressive Conservatives.
"They oppose our wage freeze plan, and that means we can't make it the law, certainly as it stands at this point," said McGuinty.
"I met with the LG (lieutenant-governor) earlier today and asked that we prorogue the house so that we can pursue both discussions, both tracks, in a way that is free of the heightened rancour that has sadly, too frequently, characterized our legislature of late."
The government needs the wage freeze for about 481,000 public sector workers to trim the $14.4-billion deficit, and McGuinty said proroguing will give the government time to find out exactly what the Tories want to approve the plan.
"We're going to continue to reach out to the Opposition to see if we can determine precisely what they would need by way of a legislative response to ensure that we could, through legislation, put in place the necessary wage freeze."
There's no obvious successor to McGuinty, but names often spoken of as potential leadership candidates include Housing Minister Kathleen Wynne, Finance Minister Dwight Duncan and Energy Minister Chris Bentley, who has been the focus of the opposition attacks and original contempt motion over the cancelled gas plants.
Conservative Leader Tim Hudak set aside the angry rhetoric of recent weeks Monday to remember how McGuinty came over to shake his hand and welcomed the newly-elected Tory to the legislature when he was first elected.
"I have never doubted his sincere commitment to the people in this great province of Ontario, and I thank him for his service," said Hudak.
However, the Tory leader said he doesn't want to see the business of the legislature, and the contempt charges over the gas plants, be brought to a standstill.
"I do hope that the premier will reconsider his decision to prorogue the legislature," said Hudak.
"I do hope the premier will reconsider — I strongly urge him to do so — to bring the legislature back in session.''
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath also urged McGuinty to reconsider adjourning the legislature, saying there is too much important work still to be done.
"Proroguing now is doing a disservice to the people of this province," said Horwath.
"The timing is very curious certainly. I don't know what the premier stands to gain by proroguing."
McGuinty told the caucus the Liberals have made some mistakes in government, but got the big things right in education, health and the environment.
"We've gone from Canada's longest health-care wait times to its shortest, we've gone from dirty air to clean air and now we have the toughest drinking water standards anywhere," he said to a standing ovation from the Liberal caucus.
You have given out too much Reputation in the last 24 hours, try again later.
Good night for real
My daughter called me from school earlier tonight and told me that she entered a contest for a Samsung Galaxy phone and qualified as one of the 14 finalists for the prize... she's in a chicken wing eating contest tomorrow night for the phone.... my son sent me a text a couple hours ago and told me he won a marine stereo system from Jeff Sinclair (Water on the Water) .... I think I need to figure out that song and try to call in... :rolleyes:
Hope everyone enjoyed their day. :)
Still in pain, but several naps today helped. :P
If anyone's still up, there are free Kinder chocolates on FB:
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Off to see what I missed today.
Night all. :)
Good morning all. Now that Dalton McGuinty has stepped down I wonder how much this will cost us?
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Simple philosophies we could all learn from.
good morning, qt's!
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Mornin All
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Good Luck $ 5000
Morning all :)
