Months after Bonnie Crombie’s decision to step down as Ontario liberal Leader triggered the expectation for a leadership contest, senior party insiders say the process has stalled so badly that patience inside the party’s governing bodies is “running out,” with one executive council member warning a small internal committee is effectively “holding the whole party hostage.”
Multiple senior Liberal insiders, including executive council members, said frustration has been mounting for weeks over the party’s failure to release rules, timelines or basic parameters for the leadership contest that will choose Bonnie Crombie’s successor.
“We have no idea what the timeline is. No idea what the buy-in is. No idea what the rules are. And nobody wants to move first and announce a candidature without knowing what game they’re playing,” said a senior Liberal source.