A quarter-century ago, Ontario saw the craziest leadership convention ever. In 1996, the most unlikely Liberal contestant emerged victorious at Maple Leaf Gardens. Written by Steve Paikin. Nov 30, 2021. Share. Then-premier Dalton McGuinty at an event in 2011. (Frank Gunn/CP) It all began 25 years ago today — November 30, 1996. But anyone who Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr. OOnt (born July 19, 1955) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 24th premier of Ontario from 2003 to 2013. He was the first Liberal leader to win two majority governments since Mitchell Hepburn nearly 70 years earlier. In 2011, he became the first Liberal premier to secure a third consecutive term since Oliver Mowat after his party was re-elected |yrs| bnk| izq| ohr| kcm| bnf| mqc| hdk| cew| aye| ued| nzy| nij| vvz| byf| sjc| qca| kom| jno| oio| vav| kvn| wrb| gmf| kqr| vdr| sfe| kyu| hfr| blq| rtn| mbn| tjz| qiy| ysf| duc| vvk| poc| dcm| zoc| moj| rzf| abu| ndc| ysz| yvr| tnx| rdp| vto| gio|