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UPDATE: Glen Murray promises tax cuts in Liberal leadership bid

Posted By: Newstalk 1010 · 11/4/2012 1:05:00 PM

Former Ontario cabinet minister Glen Murray jumped into the provincial Liberal leadership race Sunday, becoming the first to officially make a play for the party's top spot.

Murray made the announcement a day after stepping down as minister of training, colleges and universities - Premier Dalton McGuinty has said any minister seeking the job must quit cabinet.

At a news conference at Maple Leaf Gardens, the Toronto-Centre MPP said he has the experience and ideas to take the reins of the party, which has struggled since forming a minority government.

``This race is like no other,'' Murray, 50, told a crowd of cheering supporters.

``The winner of this race will be the premier of a minority government with an opposition set to force an election,'' he said.

``This race is about picking someone who has a clear agenda and a premier who is ready, if forced, to take the Liberals into election and win another mandate.''

McGuinty announced two weeks ago that he was leaving public office after nine years as premier and 16 years as party leader.

Murray, who was the mayor of Winnipeg from 1998 to 2004, was first elected to the Ontario legislature in a 2010 byelection in Toronto.

``I've been a big-city mayor, I have successfully led a large government through similar challenges to the ones we face now,'' he said, adding he did so by working with people ``of all political stripes.''

So far, the only other contender for the job is former Municipal Affairs Minister Kathleen Wynne, who gave up her cabinet post earlier this week.

It's expected she'll formally announce her intentions Monday, but McGuinty has said she is going enter the race.

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  1. james marshall posted on 11/04/2012 08:09 AM
    "Tax cuts & post-secondary education discounts." And no way to pay for them...
  2. Randy posted on 11/04/2012 09:16 AM
    It's pretty certain that you will never again see another Liberal elected in rural Ontario.....Hoping that the same thing happens in Toronto...if the citizens wake up...
  3. Ernie posted on 11/04/2012 04:04 PM
    Anyone who enters the race for Premier shoud have to take basic math skills. Its obviouis McGuinty had no clue on basic math - hence his screwed up politics that lead to Ontario's financial crisis.

    Incidentally, failed formal federal Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff admitted he could not add two numbers together - Makes you wonder how such people can handle big budgets - oh i forgot - they cant because they are inept
  4. Badfudays posted on 11/04/2012 10:17 PM
    Here is another George Smitterman.
  5. EM posted on 11/05/2012 10:37 PM
    It is very strange that on the way MP Glen Murray abandoned the residents of 200 Wellesley Street East when they had a massive fire that removed them from their homes for more than a year, he has the ability to even think of standing to lead the Liberal party on Ontario. Glen has to realize the importance of Saint James town in Toronto Center constituency, he got elected not due to the polices he had, but for it was a Liberal take home constituency. And did he win it on a by election? And I need to review my notes here. It is very strange that he expects a support to be elected to lead the party.

    Some of us simply can’t wait on this leadership campaign.

    EM
    Toronto
  6. ctwr9-11 posted on 11/06/2012 01:23 AM
    Hmm, where have we heard THAT line before.... I distinctly remember the same kind of lip service from McMuffin.... McSquinty... McGuilty....the pathological McLiar, during every one of those Fiberal election campaigns!! From both sides of his mouth he said, "The taxpayers of Ontario will not pay a penny more ...." "Read my lips ... no new taxes." blah, blah, blah, yeah right. Fooled 'em once, broke those promises, fooled 'em twice ... but thrice??? Shame on you Ontarians ~ especially all gov't union members who propped up that weasel's party ~ bribed with $billions of tax dollars. Did anybody learn anything from all the lies, theft, corruption, excesses, waste, overspending, partisanship & endless scandals!

    Fiinally, caught in a web of his own deceit, with nowhere left to hide, the cowardly cockroach McGreedy scurries from the glaring public light, tripping over other yellow roaches rushing to exit the cabinet, severance cheques in hand!! All have shafted taxpayers repeatedly, leaving an abysmal MESS in the party's aftermath, for their co-conspirators to clean up!! But not before shutting down all means by which the gov't can further scrutinize & prosecute his dishonourable self.

    If all that wasn't bad enough, then this inflated windbag turbine slammed the doors shut, locking out all other elected reps, while taxpayers foot the bill for $billions more to cover costs for the bloated bureaucracy, utilities & other office overhead for the next 4-6 months!! This criminal & his merry band of thieves belong in JAIL. And anyone who would even WANT to be left at the helm of this sinking ship isn't too bright... or trustworthy!!! Shame on any fool who would vote for these crooks & con artists again!!
  7. warren smith posted on 11/06/2012 01:17 PM
    From what I heard on the Jerry Agar show Murray is a rat just like Dalton. Is there no one out there that will just be honest with the people. If something is going to cost 1 billion to implement then say so and say how the money will be raised even if it by a tax increase Just be honest about it. I had to laugh when George Slitherman said why he would not run. Are you kidding me ? Why would he ever think that he did a good job when he was in power. What idiot would ever vote for him ?
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