Ontario Liberals have a new leader.But is Bonnie Crombie really any different from Doug Ford?
Struggling, stuck, and admitting she's not ready:
Ontario Liberals have been described as a “minivan caucus,” with just nine MPPs and no official party status.
They admit Bonnie Crombie is running for second place because she can't defeat Doug Ford in the next election.
She is struggling to recruit candidates, relying on donations from the same network of Conservative insiders, and struggling to answer questions from journalists.
Just like Ford, Bonnie wants to cut your health care and child care:
She wants to spend less on your health care and child care.
She thinks the Liberals have "moved much too far to the left," and will govern from "right of centre."
Other Liberal politicians say Bonnie is "Doug Ford lite, peddling the same kind of insider elite politics."
Just like Ford, Bonnie's cozy with the same insiders:
Speculators and insiders bankrolled her leadership and council campaigns.
She collected nearly $30,000 from executives at a single development company.
"You cannot elect a leader who takes money from the same people who are donating to Doug Ford and says that somehow they're going to act any different." - Liberal Yasir Naqvi
Just like Ford, Bonnie wants to carve up the Greenbelt:
She endorsed Ford's Greenbelt plan.
She wants to leave the door open to develop parts of the Greenbelt.
"Are we going to win with a leader who said we’re going to open up the Greenbelt?" - Liberal Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Just like Ford, Bonnie won't build more housing:
Siding with Doug Ford, the Ontario Liberals blocked a plan to build 250,000 permanently affordable homes in Ontario.
When she was the Mayor of Mississauga, she chose to miss a crucial housing vote that failed on a tie. She had to use Ford's 'strong mayor' powers to fix her $120 million mistake.
"Young people have left the city of Mississauga more than any other municipality because housing did not get built in the last decade. Are we going to win with a leader who has a track record of failing to build homes?" - Liberal Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP are the only real alternative to Doug Ford.
Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP are ready to win, and ready to lead a government that takes care of the basics: building homes, hiring doctors, fixing schools, and making life more affordable.
Authorized by the CFO for the Ontario NDP.