Eric Hoskins: McGuinty

Hoskins Dept: As Eric Hoskins became the latest Liberal leadership candidate to slag the McGuinty era s disappointments Tuesday, the premier shrugged it off as part of a healthy collision of ideas, according to The Star. Hoskins, a doctor and former children and youth services minister, admitted gaffes including the $230 million cost to taxpayers of scrapping two power plants in Liberal ridings leave the minority government having to restore confidence and premier Dalton McGuinty says he can take a punch from contenders to his throne. That s really important, he told reporters. I don t want an artificial or a phony process of renewal, I want a real process of renewal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.