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Carney-backed candidate cries foul after losing Ontario Liberal nomination

Former Liberal Party of Canada president Stephen LeDrew says Nate Erskine-Smith must provide proof of voting irregularities in his Ontario Liberal Party nomination loss or accept defeat and move on

Straight Up with Marc Patrone
May 11, 2026
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A bitter nomination battle in Scarborough Southwest is exposing deep dysfunction inside the Ontario Liberal Party after leadership hopeful Nate Erskine-Smith lost by just 19 votes—and then publicly suggested the process may have been unfair.

But longtime Liberal insider Stephen LeDrew isn’t buying the vague accusations. He say…

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