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Scott Stinson: Kathleen Wynne endorses Lee Fairclough for Ontario Liberal leader. Will it be a blessing or a curse?

It 'means so much to me,' the rookie MPP said of the endorsement from the former premier, who has remained neutral in the past two Liberal leadership races

The sleepy Ontario Liberal leadership race received its first real jolt on Tuesday when former premier Kathleen Wynne threw her support behind rookie MPP Lee Fairclough.

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Wynne, who won the leadership in 2013 after the retirement of Dalton McGuinty and led the Liberals to a surprising victory the following year, has remained neutral in the past two provincial Liberal contests.

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The Wynne seal of approval, though, could be a blessing or a curse. While there would plainly be many Ontario Liberals for whom Wynne represents a pleasant throwback to the halcyon days when the party wasn’t perpetually stuck in third place at Queen’s Park, she’s also a reminder of when the party lost its way.

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