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Ontario’s new Liberal leader took aim at the premier over the weekend as she tested out a new slogan in a campaign-style speech at her party’s annual general meeting.

Bonnie Crombie’s address to members came on Saturday while the party gathered in London, Ont., to set policies amid the threat of an early election call.

“It’s time for a government that does less for them and more for you,” Crombie said.

She used the “more for you” line a number of times, saying it’s what Ontarians deserve.

It was Crombie’s first speech at the annual meeting since winning the party’s leadership race late last year.

She used much of her speech to blast Premier Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservative government, refering to the party nearly two dozen times throughout her remarks.

“Right now people aren’t thriving, they’re barely surviving,” Crombie said.

“And you know what? Doug Ford’s to blame.”

The premier’s office declined to comment.

The former mayor of Mississauga, Ont., pledged to …

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