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Can anyone unite the Ontario Liberals? The next leader could define the party’s future — or its decline

But rebuilding won’t just hinge on the choice of a new leader. The party faces significant structural and branding challenges after back-to-back electoral defeats, and it is still grappling with the divide between its progressive and centrist factions.

Published Sep 26, 2025 at 4:12pm

Barbara Patrocinio
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Barbara Patrocinio
Can anyone unite the Ontario Liberals? The next leader could define the party’s future — or its decline

People attend the Ontario Liberal Party annual general meeting in Toronto, on Sunday, September 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor

The Ontario Liberal Party is once again leaderless and looking to rebuild, after Bonnie Crombie announced her resignation earlier this month following a lacklustre 57 per cent endorsement in a party leadership review.

With the next provincial election less than three years away, attention is now turning to who will step up, and whether anyone can unify a fractured party that has failed to mount a serious challenge to Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives.

Several names are circulating in the early days of the leadership race, but none have formally entered.

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