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Ontario Liberals to plan new leadership race after Crombie resignation announcement

Published Sep 16, 2025 at 10:44am

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Ontario Liberals to plan new leadership race after Crombie resignation announcement

Ontario Liberal Bonnie Crombie waves onstage after winning 57 per cent of the votes in a leadership review vote at the Ontario Liberal Party annual general meeting on Sunday, September 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor LGP

Ontario Liberals will soon search for their third leader in less than six years, starting by setting ground rules for would-be contenders, and senior Liberals predict there will be a lot of interest.

The upcoming leadership race was triggered over the weekend, when current Leader Bonnie Crombie announced she will step down as soon as a successor is chosen.

Crombie has held the job for less than two years, but decided to bow out after receiving a weak show of support in a leadership vote at the party's annual general meeting Sunday.

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