Even after she clobbered unsympathetic Tim Hortons franchisees in a public-relations fight over Ontario’s new minimum wage, most Ontarians still won’t like Kathleen Wynne.
But the way she responded last week to reports of employees losing paid breaks and benefits – consequences of the province’s mandated pay increase, meted out by affluent offspring of the iconic donut chain’s founders – may have convinced a few voters that she’s someone they’d want in their corner anyway.
Consider it a small victory, then, as part of a re-election strategy that has been evident since last fall – one that abandons the charm offensive […]
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