Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty surprised political observers by announcing will step down as party leader.
McGuinty made the surprise announcements to an emergency meeting of the Liberal caucus.
His government is facing a second contempt motion over two cancelled power plants, and he says there was little hope of getting the public sector wage freeze the minority government needs to trim the $14.4-billion deficit.
McGuinty sais after 16 years as Liberal leader and the past nine as premier, it's time for new blood to take
over.
