A high-stakes Liberal nomination contest in Scarborough Southwest has hardened into competing camps and strategic alliances as candidates and organizers prepare for a ranked-ballot vote this Saturday that could ripple far beyond the riding.
At the centre of the race is Nate Erskine-Smith, whose bid has high-stakes on the party’s direction and its next leader.
But in the final days of organizing, his rivals have coalesced around a simple goal: stop him.