The Ontario Liberal Leadership Candidates in Their Own Words
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
To help leadership voters make up their own mind about which candidate is our best communicator, I’ve compiled a list of links to interviews, op-eds, and podcasts the candidates have completed during this race. Read, watch, or listen to gain insight into each candidate’s ability to engage with others and make the case for Liberalism in Ontario.
Note: the candidates are listed in alphabetical order with media engagements listed from most recent to least recent.
Other Content: To learn how the voting process works, watch my four-minute explainer video here. To follow along with policy updates from the race, visit my leadership policy cheat sheet here or get the full picture by visiting my leadership policy commitment tracker here.
BONNIE CROMBIE
- November 9 // Editorial // Toronto Sun: Premier Ford doesn’t care about Ontario’s housing crisis
- October 27 // Editorial Board// Toronto Star: Why Bonnie Crombie thinks Doug Ford is fixated on her: ‘He has an issue with strong, bold women’
- October 18 // Statement // Twitter: Situation in Gaza
- October 13 // Op-Ed // National Observer: Bolder climate action in Ontario. Now
- October 7 // Statement // Twitter: Terrorists Attacks in Israel
- September 20 // Op-Ed // The Trillium: Overhauling the approach to building more homes across the province
- August 31 // Statement // Twitter: Minister Lecce’s August 28 Comments on Gender Expression and Pronoun Use in Schools
- August 30 // Statement // Twitter: Ontario Integrity Commissioner’s Report on the Actions of Minister Clark Related to Greenbelt Land Swaps
- July 17 // Op-Ed // Toronto Star: Let me be perfectly clear. I’m a 63-year-old woman and I am in it for the long haul
- May 23 // Interview // The Agenda: From Mississauga to Queen’s Park?
NATE ERSKINE-SMITH
- October 14 // Statement // Twitter: Situation in Gaza
- October 7 // Statement // Twitter: Terrorist Attacks in Israel
- August 31 // Statement // Twitter: Minister Lecce’s August 28 Comments on Gender Expression and Pronoun Use in Schools
- August 30 // Statement // Twitter: Ontario Integrity Commissioner’s Report on the Actions of Minister Clark Related to Greenbelt Land Swaps
- July 28 // Op-Ed // The Trillium: Tackling the housing crisis for the next generations
- July 19 // Op-Ed // Toronto Star: Rebuilding Ontario’s Liberals for the next generation
- June 9 // Op-Ed // National Post: An Ontario Liberal Party that will move beyond partisanship and restore faith in government
- June 5 // Interview // The Agenda: Can a Maverick Become Ontario Liberal Leader?
- May 30 // Op-Ed // National Observer: Do young people believe in the possibility of politics? Here’s how to bring them back
- May 25 // Podcast // The Trill: Nathaniel Erskine-Smith on the soul of the Ontario Liberal Party
TED HSU
- October 18// Editorial Board// Toronto Star: Ted Hsu defends Liberal leadership rival Bonnie Crombie against ‘cheap shots’
- October 16 // Statement // Twitter: Situation in Gaza
- September 6 // Op-Ed // The Trillium: It’s time to escalate the fight to preserve Ontario’s prime agricultural land
- August 30 // Statement // Twitter: Ontario Integrity Commissioner’s Report on the Actions of Minister Clark Related to Greenbelt Land Swaps
- August 29 // Statement // Twitter: Minister Lecce’s August 28 Comments on Gender Expression and Pronoun Use in Schools
- August 15 // Op-Ed // Toronto Star: If the Ontario Liberal Party can’t unite Ontarians, we don’t deserve to win
- August 3 // Podcast: The Trill: Ted Hsu’s pitch to lead the Ontario Liberal Party
- June 23 // Interview // The Agenda: Can the Nice Guy Win the Liberal Leadership?
YASIR NAQVI
- October 25 // Editorial Board// Toronto Star: Liberal leadership hopeful Yasir Naqvi knows Doug Ford is ready to attack. Here’s why he’s not worried
- October 14 // Statement // Twitter: Situation in Gaza
- October 7 // Statement // Twitter: Terrorist Attacks in Israel
- August 31 // Statement // Twitter: Minister Lecce’s August 28 Comments on Gender Expression and Pronoun Use in Schools
- August 30 // Statement // Twitter: Ontario Integrity Commissioner’s Report on the Actions of Minister Clark Related to Greenbelt Land Swaps
- August 13 // Op-Ed // Toronto Sun: Call in the OPP. It’s time to clean up Queen’s Park
- August 1 // Op-Ed // Toronto Star: Yes, Ontario is ready for its first Muslim premier
- June 8 // Podcast // The Trill: Yasir Naqvi on why he wants to lead the Ontario Liberal Party
- June 5 // Interview // The Agenda: A Bid for Leadership and a Return to Queen’s Park?
DEBATE SCHEDULE
You can also learn more about each candidate’s communication style during five official party debates that will be held prior to voting at the end of November and a few more thrown in from other organizations. Each recording is linked.
Thursday, September 14 — Official Party Debate
Thunder Bay — 7:00 PM — Watch the recording here
Wednesday, September 20— External Debate
Toronto — TMU Democracy Forum — Watch the recording here
Sunday, October 1 — Official Party Debate
Stratford — 1:00 PM — Watch the recording here
Tuesday, October 12 — External Debate
Toronto — The Herle Burly Podcast — Watch the recording here
Tuesday, October 24 — Official Party Debate
Toronto — 7:00 PM — Watch the recording here
Wednesday, November 8 — Official Party Debate
Ottawa — 7:00 PM — Watch the recording here
Tuesday, November 15 — External Debate
Toronto — TVO’s The Agenda — Watch the recording here
Tuesday, November 15 — External Debate
Toronto — OSSTF, OECTA, AEFO — Watch the recording here
Sunday, November 19 — Official Party Debate
Brampton — 1:00 PM — Watch the recording here
Theresa has served as the Communications Coordinator for the Ontario Liberal Party, the VP Communications for the Ontario Women’s Liberal Commission, the Director of Communications to Ontario Deputy Premier Deb Matthews, and an election-speechwriter for former Premier Kathleen Wynne. As a member of ‘Team Neutral’, she helped manage the 2013 and 2020 OLP Leadership races.
