The New Democrats said McGuinty's legacy was one of broken promises, from the implementation of the health care tax in his first year up to his resignation as an MPP when he promised to stay until the next general election.
The NDP questioned the timing of McGuinty's announcement, just days after the provincial police launched a criminal probe into the destruction of emails about the cancellation of two gas plants by senior Liberal staff. In a statement issued last Friday McGuinty denied he had ordered his staff to destroy government records on the gas plants in violation of the law.
The Tories and NDP want McGuinty to appear again at justice committee hearings into the gas plants to answer questions under oath about the mass deletions of emails. McGuinty's two-page resignation statement makes no mention of his controversial decisions to cancel the two gas plants -- a move the opposition says was aimed at saving Liberal seats in the election, when his party was reduced to a minority government.
Dalton McGuinty Sr. The Liberals have scheduled a nomination meeting for June 20 in Ottawa South to pick a candidate to replace McGuinty in a byelection. Wynne has six months to call the vote, but is expected to call it later this summer because she faces an Aug. Both men quit after Wynne was sworn in as premier in February. We welcome your comments.
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We use cookies why? You can change cookie preferences. Continued site use signifies consent. McGuinty, 57, said his decision stemmed from a mix of professional headaches and personal considerations, from tense relations with rival parties to the recent wedding of his only daughter. He was accompanied by his wife, Terri, a Catholic school kindergarten teacher who has made no secret in recent years that she wants him to spend more time with the family.
Speaking to reporters later Monday night, McGuinty pointedly left open the possibility he would contest the federal Liberal leadership — refusing four times to rule it out. A snap poll Monday night suggested Ontarians welcome his departure — two-thirds, or 67 per cent, approved of his move, with 17 per cent disapproving and 16 per cent having no opinion. Shutting the legislature will put a temporary halt to committee hearings on the cost of the two cancelled gas plants in Mississauga and Oakville, noted NDP Leader Andrea Horwath.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has now outlasted all provincial premiers in office when he was elected in , congratulated McGuinty on his tenure. McGuinty my very best wishes for all his future endeavours. The premier departs at a point where his government has come full circle. After taking power in , he made peace with public-sector workers, particularly teachers, after years of strikes and tumult under the Tories.
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