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TORONTO — Ontario’s first Green Party legislator has been sworn in at Queen’s Park, promising to help change the culture of politics in the province.

Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner, 49, made history when he handily won his Guelph riding in the June election.

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He took the brief oath of office at Queen’s Park on Thursday in front of dozens of supporters and vowed to bring a different tone and approach to his work in the legislature.

“I’m going to do politics differently,” he said. “I campaigned on a promise to create jobs, put people and planet first. I’m going to keep fighting for that.”

Schreiner, who has led the provincial Greens since 2009, won the riding with 45 per cent of the vote, vaulting from a third place finish in the 2014 election.

He acknowledged it’s been a fight to get his party into the legislature, but credited his team of supporters and candidates across the province for helping lead him to victory.