2011 Speaker Election
On October 25, 2011 the Toronto Star revealed that Klees had turned down an appointment to Tim Hudak's shadow cabinet because he planned to run for Speaker of the Ontario Legislature. The minority Liberal government was one seat short of forming a majority and if Klees had been elected Speaker, he would have given the government a working majority as the speaker usually votes with the government in motions of non-confidence. The move was met with derision from other Conservatives with one MPP telling the Toronto Star: “This is the equivalent of crossing the floor... The Liberals better support him, because Frank doesn’t have a lot friends in our caucus today.” Klees withdrew his candidacy on October 29, 2011 due to lack of support.
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