{"id":228205,"date":"2025-09-15T07:48:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T07:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/228205\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T07:48:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T07:48:22","slug":"bonnie-crombie-to-resign-as-ontario-liberal-leader-after-weak-show-of-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/228205\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonnie Crombie to resign as Ontario Liberal leader after weak show of support"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ontario<\/a> Liberals<\/a> will look to hold their third leadership race since 2020, following a resignation announcement by Bonnie Crombie<\/a>, who received a weak show of support at the party\u2019s annual general meeting.<\/p>\n

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Crombie, who won the party\u2019s last leadership race<\/a> in late 2023, said in a statement that she believes it is the best decision for the party to facilitate an orderly transition toward a leadership vote and she plans to resign upon the selection of a new leader.<\/p>\n

\u201cI looked out at our audience today and thought about all the conversations I\u2019ve had over the last few days\u2026conversations with Ontario Liberals who see that the future of this province is bright and who are ready to make sure it happens with us in the driver\u2019s seat,\u201d she wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to do everything I can to ensure that opportunity is not impeded by any one person. This is more important than ego. This is more important than ambition. This is about the very thing that unites us all.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A Message from the Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, Bonnie Crombie. pic.twitter.com\/oaYAkJDuWT<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bonnie Crombie \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 (@BonnieCrombie) September 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Delegates at AGM voted on whether to hold a new leadership race and 57 per cent voted no.<\/p>\n

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It was more than the hair over the 50 per cent required by the Ontario Liberal<\/a> constitution for Crombie to stay on as leader, but some party members had been calling for her to step down if she received less than 66 per cent.<\/p>\n

Crombie initially said she planned to stay on as leader, adding that a leadership race right now would do more harm than good for the party. However, just a few hours later, she reversed course.<\/p>\n

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Premier Doug Ford<\/a> thanked Crombie for her years of public service as an MP, mayor of Mississauga and leader of the Liberals.<\/p>\n

\u201cPolitics demands a lot of personal sacrifice, including time away from family and loved ones,\u201d he wrote in a statement. \u201cI want to wish Bonnie all the best in her next chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I want to thank @BonnieCrombie<\/a> for her many years of public service as an MP, mayor and leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. Politics demands a lot of personal sacrifice, including time away from family and loved ones. I want to wish Bonnie all the best in her next chapter.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Doug Ford (@fordnation) September 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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