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Ontario Liberal leadership hopefuls clash over whether a Queen’s Park seat matters

The most intense disagreement came over a question that has particular resonance for a party that has spent the past eight years trying to recover from its collapse in 2018: does its next leader need to be sitting in the legislature?

Published Aug 11, 2026 at 6:36pm

Barbara Patrocinio
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Barbara Patrocinio
Ontario Liberal leadership hopefuls clash over whether a Queen’s Park seat matters

From left, Ontario Liberal Party leadership candidates Lee Fairclough, Eric Lombardi, Navdeep Bains, Stephanie Bowman, and Dylan Marando at the first candidates’ debate to determine the next Ontario Liberal leader. Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press

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