Ontario has elected its first minority government in 26 years, but one analyst thinks the Liberals aren’t in too weak a position.
Premier Dalton McGuinty has become the province’s first three-term Liberal premier in more than a century, but he fell one seat shy of the 54 seats he needed for a majority.
McMaster University political science professor Peter Graefe is predicting a fairly stable legislative session despite the minority.
Graefe says McGuinty is in a strong position because he knows the Ontario electorate isn’t keen to have another election.
The professor says McGuinty will still have a pretty strong hand in terms of crafting directions and ensuring the parties support what he’s trying to do.
Still, in his concession speech, Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak told his supporters — quote: “The people of Ontario have put Dalton McGuinty on a much shorter leash.
