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Nov 30, 2021 · His name was Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr., and he replaced his father (of the same name) as the member for Ottawa South. McGuinty Sr. had died six months earlier of a heart attack while shovelling his driveway.
He was elected leader at the party's convention December in a surprise victory over front-runner Gerard Kennedy. Kennedy, a former head of Toronto 's Daily Bread food bank , was popular on the progressive wing of the party, while McGuinty built his core support on its establishment and pro-business right-wing. [ 9 ]
Kennedy previously ran for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party, losing to future premier Dalton McGuinty on the final ballot. He lost the 2013 Ontario Liberal leadership race.
Oct 16, 2012 · And yet, somehow, at the end of it all, which was around 4:30 a.m. the next day, McGuinty found himself on top of the leader board on the fifth ballot, having defeated Gerard Kennedy. McGuinty's first election as leader in 1999 wasn't memorable. He wasn't particularly good.
Oct 22, 2012 · One name that has been generating buzz is Gerard Kennedy. He ran against McGuinty in 1996, leading on the first four ballots only to lose on the fifth. He went on to serve as Education Minister in McGuinty's government, having a successful track record there smoothing over the often tough relations between the government and the teachers unions.
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Aug 26, 2011 · McGuinty was by no means the favourite when he vied for the Liberal leadership in 1996. It took five ballots for him to emerge on top in a tight race against Gerard Kennedy.
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Oct 1, 2011 · Ontario Premier and leader of the Ontario Liberal Party Dalton McGuinty photographed at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Wednesday, September 19, 2011.
