Ontario Premier McGuinty (Lib) unexpectedly resigns
Source: The Globe and Mail
In a surprise move, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced his resignation Monday evening.
Just one year after winning a third mandate, Mr. McGuinty called his caucus together around the dinner hour at Queen's Park. With his wife, Terri, sitting in the front row, he said he plans to step down as Premier and as leader of the Liberal Party. He will hold on to his seat in the legislature, representing Ottawa South.
... Mr. McGuinty, who won the leadership of his party 16 years ago, said he will stay on until a successor is chosen.
He said he also met with Lieutenant-Governor David Onley earlier Monday to ask him to prorogue the legislature. Mr. McGuinty said he wants his government to be able to pursue its plans to freeze wages for public sector workers “free of the heightened rancour that has sadly too frequently characterized our legislature of late.”
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