The Ontario Liberal Party has indicated constitutional amendments will not be considered until the party’s next annual general meeting, expected in 2027, after the current leadership race concludes.
An internal analysis of "notice of appeal validity" obtained by QP Briefing and dated May 12, pushes back forcefully against those allegations, arguing the appeal “does not establish grounds to overturn the result.”
The project, first unveiled in 2024 alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford, was set to transform Honda’s Alliston operations into a major EV production hub. Plans included four new facilities across Ontario, anchored by a new electric vehicle assembly plant and a stand-alone battery manufacturing plant in Alliston.
Ward 1 Coun. Clare Riepma has announced he will not seek a third term at Barrie City Hall, becoming the second councillor to make the decision ahead of the 2026 municipal election.
Ward 3 Coun. Ann-Marie Kungl has announced she will not seek re-election in the 2026 municipal election.
With only a limited number of sitting days remaining before the legislature rises for the summer, and municipal campaigns already beginning to ramp up, it remains unclear whether the government will move the legislation forward before voters go to the polls in October.
A bitter dispute has erupted inside the Ontario Liberals after Nate Erskine-Smith challenged the results of the Scarborough Southwest nomination contest. Competing claims of procedural failures, ballot discrepancies and political damage are at the centre of the Ontario Liberals’ Scarborough Southwest nomination fight.
