Two Women Front Runners For Liberal Leadership

Two women have emerged as the front-runners in the race to replace Dalton McGuinty as Ontario premier and Liberal leader after a weekend of delegate selection votes.

Former MPP Sandra Pupatello, who quit politics in 2011, captured 504 committed first-ballot delegates to the leadership convention, which is set for the weekend of January 25th.

Former education minister Kathleen Wynne, was a close second with 463 delegates.

About a dozen Liberals from Kenora-Rainy River cast ballots in voting held in Dryden Saturday.