Global News reached out to the two women and three men running with a  short series of questions about their campaigns.

"Policy decisions by both the current and previous governments contributed to the slow increase in revenues as well as the rise in spending last year."

Des Rosiers' resignation is effective immediately and she will take up the position of Principal at Massey College starting Aug. 1. 

Interim Liberal leader John Fraser had asked the commissioner to review all public appointments under the Tory government.

Members debated a proposal at their convention to use a one-member, one-vote system. It needed two-thirds support to pass, but only garnered 57 per cent of the votes.

Vic Fedeli said Thursday that the Progressive Conservative government will make good on a pledge made during last spring's election to offer consumers more choice when it comes to where they can purchase booze.

In January, Training, Colleges and Universities Minister Merrilee Fullerton announced what the government calls a "student choice initiative," a new fee model which allows students to choose what they want to pay for and how that money will be allocated.

The financial accountability office's probe, requested by a Liberal, will take several months.

But a new leader may not be in place for as long as 18 months.

Premier Doug Ford announced the committee last month, days after his finance minister said Ontario was running $15-billion deficit.