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Incoming premier to meet with caucus
CBC News
Posted: Jan 29, 2013 6:42 AM ET
Last Updated: Jan 29, 2013 10:20 AM ET
Premier-designate Kathleen Wynne and outgoing Premier Dalton McGuinty pose for media after a meeting at Queen's Park in Toronto on Monday. (Chris Young/Canadian Press) Incoming Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne is expected to meet with teachers this week in a move aimed at fixing the rift between the Liberal government and the province's public school teachers.
Wynne, who was elected at last weekend's leadership convention in Toronto, faces a number of tough political files, including the province's $12-billion deficit and public anger over cancelled gas plants.
Wynne is expected to meet with the leaders of teachers' unions as soon as today to discuss the issues that have come between education workers and the government.
The Liberal government recently imposed contacts on teachers, using controversial legislation that also allowed it to quash future strikes.
The legislation was subsequently repealed, but that gesture did little to placate teachers and their supporters.
Caucus meeting today
Wynne told CBC Radio's Metro Morning she will do what she can to repair the fractured relationship with teachers.
"We've got to work this out and I am going to be a willing partner in getting us back on track," she said during an interview on Monday.
However, Wynne also told Metro Morning she will not re-open the imposed contracts, saying the province can't afford to spend more.
Wynne is also expected to meet with her Liberal caucus on Tuesday.
Outgoing Premier Dalton McGuinty, who plans to stay on as an MPP until the next election, is expected to sit out the meeting.
It may be an awkward gathering, since only 10 caucus members endorsed Wynne during the three-month leadership campaign.
A total of 25 MPPs backed runner-up Sandra Pupatello, who was leading the race after two ballots but lost on the third when two other candidates threw their support to Wynne.
The Ontario legislature was prorogued when McGuinty announced in Oct. 2012 he was stepping down as leader of the Liberals. Wynne has said she plans to recall the house on Feb. 19.
Now that Wynne has won the leadership, she will become the first female premier in the province's history, as well as the first openly gay premier in Canada.
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