Canada's most populous province gets first female and openly gay premier
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Canada's most populous province is getting its first female premier and the country's first openly gay premier after the provincial Liberals chose a new leader.
Former education minister Kathleen Wynne won the party's leadership race Saturday.
Wynne is making history as Canada's first openly gay premier, a subject she confronted head-on in a speech Saturday morning. Wynne says Ontario is ready for a gay woman as premier and says she does not believe Ontarians hold prejudice in their hearts.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Prime Minister Stephen Harper congratulated Wynne, and thanked outgoing Premier Dalton McGuinty who is stepping down after nine years in office. He won a third term last year, but his party was reduced to a minority of the seats in the legislature and must rely on the opposition to pass legislation.