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Ontario Liberals to Reveal Leadership Vote on Crombie’s Future Today

Some members want a two-thirds benchmark despite party rules that set a simple-majority bar.

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie speaks on stage at her campaign headquarters during the Ontario provincial election in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, February 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie speaks on stage at her campaign headquarters during the Ontario provincial election in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, February 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Overview

  • Members voted through the weekend at the Toronto AGM on whether to open a fresh leadership race less than two years after Bonnie Crombie won.
  • The party constitution requires 50 percent plus one for a leader to remain in place, with results expected Sunday afternoon.
  • A grassroots group known as the New Leaf Liberals and MP Nate Erskine-Smith are urging Crombie to step down if she receives under roughly 66 percent support.
  • Crombie has said she accepts responsibility for February’s defeat, voiced confidence in the vote, and pledged to refocus on affordability.
  • The election returned the Liberals to official party status with about 30 percent of the vote, while Crombie failed to win a seat, spurring internal critiques of strategy and messaging.