Opinion: Mike Schreiner, the little-known leader of Ontario’s lesser-known Green party, won the leaders' debate hands down, reggcohn writes
contest so decisively — speaking from the heart and head to touch voters in the gut., he pulled it off — showing empathy and humility, not to mention a mastery of Ontario’s greatest challenges: from entrenched poverty and education problems, to health care and climate change emergencies., the little-known leader of Ontario’s lesser-known Green party, won the debate hands down.While the Greens might well improve upon the one seat Schreiner holds , the math isn’t in his favour.
Whether viewers stuck it out for the full 90-minute contest — or are merely exposed to video clips that never quite go viral — the debate is unlikely to determine the outcome. While these televised encounters are a democratic cornerstone of modern elections, but they are not as decisive as so many journalists imagine them to be — barring catastrophic blunders or exceptional ripostes.
Whatever Horwath’s successes Monday — reminding people of the legacy of a 15-year Liberal dynasty — she seemed less self-assured and nimble than in past clashes with then-premier Kathleen Wynne .
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