Kathleen Wynne: Rural Affairs

Ontario Liberal Leadership Debate Dept: This is such an important issue for us as a province, not just as a party, not just as a government, that I think the premier needs to take this on, Wynne told about 150 people who attended the first all-candidates debate in Ingersoll. So as premier I would appoint myself minister of agricultural and rural affairs for at least a year, according to CTV. All candidates promised to focus on jobs, health care and winning back rural support. Due to the wind farms controversy, the Liberals have been lagging in rural support in recent years and kathleen Wynne lobbed the first curveball in an otherwise unexciting first Ontario Liberal leadership debate Saturday, promising to serve as agricultural minister if she wins the race. The debate, the first of five, was dominated by rural issues and health care. Apart from Wynne s pledge to take on the agriculture, food and rural affairs portfolio, the seven leadership hopefuls didn t stray too far from the pack, all playing up prior experience and responding with similar answers to questions from Liberal insiders. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.