Christine Elliott has followed a meeting Sunday evening with PC leader Doug Ford by stating that she is confident in the results of Saturday’s voting and concedes his victory. She congratulated Ford on his win. “The pace of this Ontario PC leadership race has been rapid and there have been a number of unexpected turns along the way. That is why our team took the last twenty-four hours to review the results of an election that was incredibly close,” she said in the written statement. She also said she will be running for a seat in the provincial election. During the day, many party members including former leader Mike Harris had called on Elliott to reunite behind Ford.
WYNNE CONGRATULATES FORD
Premier Wynne tweeted congratulations and told a Brampton rally that she’d “like to wish Doug well, even though we disagree about many things, I welcome him to provincial politics This news, however, changes very little for us. Who we are fighting against has changed, but who we are fighting for has not. We are fighting for the people of Ontario — and that’s what this election is about,” later warning Ford’s plans for the province could cost up to 40,000 public sector positions. Globe and Mail
