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“I can do better.”

That’s the defensive-sounding new ad from Premier Kathleen Wynne at the midpoint of the official provincial election campaign as polling shows her party in a distant third place.

The ad appears to acknowledge that Wynne’s unpopularity as premier is a factor in the race.

“How can I make life better for you – that’s what I think about when I get up to run at 5 in the morning,” Wynne says. “Government isn’t about winning power; it’s using the power you’re given to help … Better never stops. Neither will I.”