Ontario Liberal Party

Wynne promises $100M to build roads and bridges in rural, northern Ontario

The Canadian PressApril 29, 2013 08:51

BARRIE, Ont. - There will be a $100-million fund to build roads and bridges in rural and northern Ontario in next weeks' provincial budget, Premier Kathleen Wynne announced Friday. The infrastructure funding for 2013-14 will recognize the unique needs of the smaller and more remote communities, and support local construction jobs, Wynne said as she visited the site of a service centre under construction beside Highway 400.

Ontario Liberals pick province's first woman premier

Thomson ReutersJanuary 26, 2013 23:45

By Claire Sibonney and Janet Guttsman TORONTO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Ontario's Liberals on Saturday chose a former Cabinet minister to become the province's first female premier and first openly gay leader of a Canadian province. In her acceptance speech as the new provincial Liberal Party leader, Kathleen Wynne, 59, a former Ontario education minister, thanked her partner, Jane, for her support during a three-month campaign. Ontario was one of the first Canadian provinces to allow same-sex marriage.