Kathleen Wynne

Wynne significantly accelerates increases in the minimum wage, prompting opposition from numerous business and agricultural organisations warning about costs and employment.

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After restoring a balanced budget, the Wynne government presents a pre-election budget forecasting a 6,7 G$ deficit and a return to balance only in 2024-2025, prompting accusations of vote-buying.

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Five days before the election, Wynne publicly acknowledges that her party can no longer win and urges voters to prevent an opposing majority. The Liberals finish with only seven seats and lose official party status.

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Wynne proceeds with the sale of a majority stake in Hydro One to finance infrastructure despite polls showing persistent opposition and criticism from the Financial Accountability Office.

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Two Liberal associates are accused of offering benefits to a prospective candidate to encourage him to step aside in favour of Wynne's chosen candidate. She testifies at the trial. The judge ultimately directs acquittals on all charges.

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Protagonist not prosecuted

The Fair Hydro Plan reduces electricity bills in the short term but defers costs. The Auditor General states that its accounting structure obscures the financial impact and could result in approximately 4 G$ in additional interest costs.

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The Wynne government's cap-and-trade programme is criticised by the opposition as an expensive tax and a disguised source of revenue.

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Wynne's Liberals are accused of allowing lobbyists and businesses to pay substantial sums for access to ministers, who have fundraising quotas of up to 500 000 $. Wynne acknowledges the quotas, cancels private events and accelerates political financing reform.

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After Tim Hudak and Lisa MacLeod suggest that Wynne may have overseen or ordered the destruction of documents relating to the gas plants, she describes their statements as false and defamatory, demands their withdrawal and subsequently files a 2 M$ lawsuit, which she later drops.

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The Wynne government modernises the sex education curriculum, triggering major demonstrations and school boycotts. Wynne states that some of the opposition is motivated by homophobia, prompting further controversy.

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The Wynne government is accused of having quietly approved a package of loans and financing exceeding 300 M$ for the MaRS project while the building was experiencing commercial difficulties.

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