The once mighty Ontario Liberals are looking foolish as a group of party stalwarts try to recruit Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner.
The Ottawa Sun Headline NewsEmail AddressBy clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.We encountered an issue signing you up.
Deb Matthews, who served as deputy premier from 2013-19, Greg Sorbara, the finance minister under Dalton McGuinty, Lyn McLeod, who was party leader in the 90s, Kate Graham, who finished third in the last party leadership race, and Lucille Collard, a current Liberal MPP from Ottawa. “They’ve given an unexpected and significant boost to the fortunes of the Ontario Green Party, and I think put a knife in any prospect of an Ontario Liberal resurgence,” Kinsella said..Flavio Volpe, a well-known figure in the auto industry, previously spent years as a top staffer at Queen’s Park including serving as chief of staff to the economic development minister. He says this move shows a real problem in the Ontario Liberal Party, that there is no succession culture to generate new leaders.
“I welcome each and every person who has signed this ridiculous letter to join the Ontario Green Party,”That might be the best move for these people because by saying that they want Schreiner, these people have said they don’t want the once mighty Liberal brand. The party just went through an election post-mortem that, among other things, called for a return to the party being centrist.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ontario Liberals’ letter to Green Leader Mike Schreiner screams desperationIf Mike Schreiner decides to cross the floor, he will be damaging his own reputation as well as that of the Ontario Liberals and Greens
Read more »
Mike Schreiner says he's thinking about running for leader of Ontario LiberalsOntario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner has indicated he may cross the floor and run to lead the provincial Liberal Party after a group of 40 members reached out in a public letter over the weekend.
Read more »
Mike Schreiner says he's thinking about running for leader of Ontario LiberalsOntario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner has indicated he may cross the floor and run to lead the provincial Liberal Party after a group of 40 members reached out in a public letter over the weekend.
Read more »
Opinion | 10 reasons why Mike Schreiner should think before swapping Green for GritsA gaggle of former movers and retired shakers from Ontario’s once-mighty Liberals are pleading and wheedling with him to seek their party’s leadership, writes Martin Regg Cohn.
Read more »
Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner not ruling out Liberal leadership bidSchreiner not ruling out Ontario Liberal leadership bid
Read more »
Green Leader Mike Schreiner now says he needs ‘time’ to think about joining the Liberals, but some call the plan ‘an insult’Green Leader Mike Schreiner wants to hear what “people across Ontario think” before he considers crossing the floor to the Liberals to run for their leadership.
Read more »