Kathleen Wynne asked the question this morning. Ready or not, it seems likely she’s poised to become Ontario’s first female premier
Ontario Liberal Party leadership candidate Kathleen Wynne reacts to the results of the second ballot at the convention in Toronto on Saturday January 26, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Storified by Maclean’s Magazine· Sat, Jan 26 2013 14:43:23
The Canadian Press
TORONTO – Ontario will make history with its first female premier.
Former cabinet ministers Sandra Pupatello and Kathleen Wynne are the only two candidates left in the race to choose Ontario’s next Liberal leader and replacement for Premier Dalton McGuinty.
Wynne came in second on the second ballot at the leadership convention in Toronto with 750 votes, but has since gained the support of third-place finisher Gerard Kennedy and Charles Sousa, who was fourth, after both dropped out of the race.
While Sousa and Kennedy have both endorsed Wynne, Kennedy has however freed his supporters to vote as they wish on the third ballot.
If Wynne gets all those delegates, it would put her over the top with more than 50 per cent of the vote.