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Ontario Liberal leadership race a referendum on who can beat Doug Ford, say insiders

Whoever takes the helm of the party faces the same major challenge that insiders say loomed heavily over the race — finding a way to unseat the Ford PCs after two disastrous election results.

Published Dec 1, 2023 at 3:40pm

Marco Vigliotti
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Marco Vigliotti
Ontario Liberal leadership race a referendum on who can beat Doug Ford, say insiders

Signage is photographed at the Ontario Liberal Party's 2023 Annual Meeting at the Hamilton Convention Centre in Hamilton, Ont., on Sunday, March 5, 2023. (Alex Lupul/The Canadian Press)

Ontario Liberals will find out on Saturday their next leader as voting results are revealed at an event at Toronto's Metro Convention Centre.

Whoever takes the helm of the party faces the same major challenge that insiders say loomed heavily over the race — finding a way to unseat the Ford PCs after two disastrous election results.

Will Wuehr, who served as press secretary to then-Liberal leader Stephen Del Duca during the 2022 election, said "electability" was the top issue for voters in this year's race.

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