Sunday, January 27, 2013

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News: Ontario elects first openly gay premier
Jan 27th 2013, 20:40

Quote:



TORONTO — Long-time MPP and McGuinty cabinet minister Kathleen Wynne will become Ontario's next Premier after Liberal party delegates elected her on a third ballot, following a day of drama that saw her pick up late support from Gerard Kennedy and Charles Sousa.

Ms. Wynne's victory foils a number of trends. She is the rare party leader from Toronto, where she represents the riding of Don Valley West, and she will become the province's first female premier and also its first openly gay premier. Supporters of Sandra Pupatello, who was beaten on the final ballot, had said the Toronto factor would work against Ms. Wynne, and the incoming Premier provided one of the day's biggest surprises when she addressed the question of her sexual orientation in her morning speech to delegates, saying Ontarians wouldn't be troubled by it.
Read more here: http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01...wynne-ontario/

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Canada is so amazing. :cries:

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