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The Ontario Liberals will rebuild because it’s important to have that voice at Queen’s Park, Premier Kathleen Wynne says.

Wynne said she hopes Premier-designate Doug Ford will see fit to give the Liberals official party status, despite falling short of the eight-seat cut off.

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Without that status, the Liberals will have little in the way of resources, input and profile.

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“I sat in this caucus room in 2003 as a new member in a caucus of 72 members and we had a full discussion about whether we should give the NDP, who had seven seats at the time…whether we should give the NDP party status and we made a decision that we would do that,” she said. “I hope Mr. Ford will agree.”

Former premier Dalton McGuinty did give the NDP extra funding and allowed the party to ask questions in the Ontario Legislature, but it wasn’t until Andrea Horwath won an eighth NDP seat in a byelection that it regained official party status.