Madam Premier
Kathleen Wynne's First 100 Days
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Publisher Description
When Dalton McGuinty shocked the province by announcing his decision to resign as Ontario premier and Liberal leader late last year, Kathleen Wynne, a popular and sure-footed cabinet minister, was instantly considered a leading contender to succeed him. Though not a shoo-in, Wynne trounced perceived front-runner Sandra Pupatello and became Ontario’s first female premier, as well as the first openly gay premier in Canada. If anything, things then got even tougher for the athletic Wynne, a diminutive 59-year-old dynamo. She had to develop an urgent strategy to extend the life of the 16-month-old minority Liberal government. And she needed to let Ontarians put as much distance as possible between her and McGuinty’s final year, with its reek of, among other things, the gas plant relocation scandal and teacher-despised Bill 115.
As Wynne marks her first 100 days as Ontario premier, veteran journalist and political commentator Jim Coyle looks back at her rise to leadership and how she has brought a uniquely consultative style to the top job at the legislature. As well, Coyle dissects her efforts to save the liberal government through budget negotiations with Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath. Madam Premier: Kathleen Wynne’s First 100 Days is an engaging and insightful look at the dynamic new force in Queen’s Park.
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Customer Reviews
Her Time Has Come
As a resident of Don Valley West in 2007, I found myself stopping to read a bus shelter poster with copy that led to my joining a political party's election campaign for the very first time. The words I had read combined with what I had already heard about the talent and integrity of the local Liberal candidate, Kathleen Wynne, factored into that decision. Like many others, I had grown weary of the unrelenting character bashing, negativity, and 'saviour' posturing of far too many politicians. I wanted to change the channel, looking for the alternative...someone offering a difference by way of sound ideas that provided the hope of government assemblies living into their day to day responsibilities differently, truly getting on with what needs to be done. Enough of the vacuous sound bites! Working alongside Kathleen, her team, and the many volunteers who found their way to her door for reasons similar to my own, I found the difference for which I had been searching. 'Madam Premier' captures the essence of Kathleen's spirit: that of a really decent person who not only wants to make a difference but is doing just that! Her determination to change the tone of the political arena is reason alone for hope and celebration!!!