Kathleen Wynne
Kathleen Wynne
Kathleen O'Day Wynne is a Canadian politician and the 25th Premier of Ontario. In office since 2013, she is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Don Valley West for the Liberal Party. She is the first female premier of Ontario, the first openly gay head of government in Canada and the second openly gay head of government in the English-speaking world, after former governor Jim McGreevey of the US state of New Jersey...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 May 1953
CountryCanada
I have no intention of disowning my record as a member of the McGuinty government.
Ontarians don't want to believe that they are small people. They want to believe that they're open and that they're inclusive - and I believe that they are.
I do not believe that the people of Ontario judge their leaders on the basis of race, sexual orientation, colour or religion. I don't believe they hold that prejudice in their hearts.
I came to politics later in life so I bring a different life experience to it.
Ability means all of us finding our strengths and putting them to full use.
I am always looking for ways our government can help make everyday life easier for Ontarians, and these new polymer birth certificates do just that. Having a safe and durable birth certificate will provide more security and help protect people from fraud and identify theft.
One of the really positive things about minority government is that there is the necessity to broker policy positions. What happens is you get a hybrid of what a single party might do. And I don't think that is a bad thing.
I've been driving since I was 19 years old.
My plan is to govern as long as I can.
I think there's not much patience for organized labour, period, public or private sector.
In every election homophobia has been part of the landscape and in every campaign I've been able to become connected enough to my constituents that they know who I am and that I can be elected on my merits.
People need to see where their dollars are going and what infrastructure is being built.
In the same way we have a long-term plan for building roads, we have to have a long term plan to build transit.
Women don't seek power for its own sake, but to make a difference and overcome each challenge