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Ontario Elects Liberal Majority – MMP Defeated

10/11/2007

Posted by Patti under Ontario Election

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Ontario has voted and returned the Liberals led by McGuinty to the Ontario Legislature. John Tory of the Conservatives went down to defeat not only from the position of Premier of the Province but failed to win in his own riding. One of the lowest voter turnout in Ontario’s history voted down the MMP referendum which I’m happy to see go down. I just wish that more Ontarians had felt the need to add their voice to the referendum.

Tory has said he’s going to stay on to serve the people of Ontario. I’m going to be rather surprised if his party will let him stay on. He managed to take an election that by all appearances was his to win and lose it over an issue which wasn’t even on the public radar going into the campaign — faith based school funding. It took some of his own candidates who were facing the barrages at the doors to revolt before he modified his stand to promising to allow a free vote. (more…)