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Former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, who has kept a low profile in recent years, will soon be honoured in his old political base.

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has announced that he’ll soon bestow the key to the city on McGuinty, who was first elected as an MPP for Ottawa South in 1990.

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McGuinty became premier in 2003 but resigned in February 2013 in the midst of a number of scandals that included a criminal probe into the Ornge affair and the gas plants scandal. The latter resulted in David Livingston, McGuinty’s former chief of staff, being sentenced to four months in jail for being found guilty of illegal use of a computer and attempted mischief to data.

Watson’s announcement caused several eyebrows to raise. “Really Dalton McGuinty????” said Twitter user Cathy B.