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4 ways the first ministers' meeting could play out

Also: Hsu takes a leap toward leadership, Bethlenfalvy poaches new ops director from Clark, post-PO life, jet-setting cabinet

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Sabrina Nanji
Jan 26, 2023
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With the first ministers’ set to meet next month to hammer out the fine-print of a health care funding deal, we’ve got a play-by-play on how it could all go down. But first — a couple of big movers and shakers:

First in Queen’s Park Observer — MEET TEAM HSU: TED HSU appears one step closer to making his exploratory bid for Ontario Liberal leader official.

For now, the MPP for Kingston and the Islands has an official campaign manager: EMMA WAKELIN — a campaign strategist who served as the party’s manager of training and mentorship and is currently working at Aurora Strategy.

Hsu in the House

“My good friend Ted Hsu is exploring a run for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party and I am excited to announce that I have joined his team as campaign manager,” Wakelin wrote on social media.

“With not an ounce of hyperbole, thousands of Ontarians will suffer over the next 3 and a half years of DOUG FORD being Premier,” she went on to say. “We must do everything we can to elec…

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