At least that means a less conservative (ie ~~LPO~~ OLP) Ontario premier…
Eh, I'm not sure Crombie is much less conservative than Ford. I feel if she becomes Premier, we're going to have to wait another cycle of shifting right-then-left until we have a chance at an actual progressive government.
I think it's less of "goaded him into it" and more of "predicted it". As others have pointed out, messing with unions is a red-line for the NDP.