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The Ontario Liberals arbitration hearing on Scarborough Southwest is set to May 20: A document is pushing back on Erskine-Smith allegations

An internal analysis of "notice of appeal validity" obtained by QP Briefing and dated May 12, pushes back forcefully against those allegations, arguing the appeal “does not establish grounds to overturn the result.”

Barbara Patrocinio
Barbara Patrocinio
The Ontario Liberals arbitration hearing on Scarborough Southwest is set to May 20: A document is pushing back on Erskine-Smith allegations

Caucus 20251126 Liberal MP for Beaches-East York Nate Erskine-Smith speaks with reporters as he makes his way to caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

The Ontario Liberals have scheduled an arbitration hearing for May 20 at 6 p.m. to review an appeal filed by Nate Erskine-Smith over the party’s heated Scarborough Southwest nomination contest.

The hearing comes after Erskine-Smith, the federal Liberal MP who lost the May 9 nomination by 19 votes, publicly questioned the integrity of the process and alleged significant irregularities during voting.

An analysis of the allegations called "notice of appeal validity" obtained by QP Briefing and dated May 12, pushes back forcefully against those allegations, arguing the appeal “does not establish grounds to overturn the result.”

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