Dylan Marando is the first officially approved candidate in the Ontario Liberals’ leadership race. The longtime policy adviser, who has worked with Justin Trudeau, Kathleen Wynne and Dalton McGuinty, spoke about his campaign, his experience, and why he believes he’s the right person to rebuild the party.
Published Apr 22, 2026 at 6:22pm
Dylan Marando is the first candidate in the Ontario Liberal leadership race to get a green light from the party. (Photo: Courtesy of Marando's website.)
Q: You’re the first candidate to be officially greenlit. How much does that early start matter?
Marando: “It feels like quite an achievement. It’s a testament to the very hard work of a big team… I’m grateful to have so many folks behind me and for all the efforts they made to get us to be the first across the start line.”
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