An Ontario Liberal nomination race that has seen some candidates trade jabs and question others’ community bona fides is set to culminate Saturday with members selecting their pick for an upcoming byelection.
The riding of Scarborough Southwest is vacant provincially, after the former representative successfully made the jump to federal politics. A byelection has not yet been called, but the jockeying for the Liberal nomination has been well underway.
Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith, who currently represents the neighbouring riding of Beaches-East York, has arguably faced the most scrutiny as he has made no secret of wanting to run a second time for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party, a post that is also vacant.