Ontario Liberals' Origins and Rationale Explored
In the recent Ontario election, Bonnie Crombie, a former mayor of Mississauga, was backed by the Liberal party to return them to power, but they did not win. Crombie joined the Ontario Liberal Party after the lost provincial government election in Ontario, following a successful tenure as the mayor of Mississauga.
The election saw a significant shift in political dynamics. The NDP has become the main opposition, or government, in all the provinces west of Ontario. In the last election, the NDP emerged as the clear alternative to Ford, but the Liberal and NDP election platforms were perceived as mundane and boring compared to Ford's populist approach.
Ford, who was seen as a populist despite scandals such as Greenbelt, Ontario Place, and Science Centre mismanagement, accumulating debt, and mismanagement of the economy, was the most popular among voters. This popularity may have been a factor in Doug Ford calling an election and playing on Ontario voters' emotions, winning another majority government.
Doug Ford has also banned ranked ballots, even in municipal elections, fearing they might also creep into the provincial arena. A ranked ballot system guarantees the winner has at least 50% support, and there is a debate about whether it would have benefited Crombie in the last election.
Some people criticized Crombie for not trying harder to win by-elections, such as the one in Milton. This criticism was amplified when Crombie failed to win a seat in her own neighborhood, where she had commanded huge support as mayor.
Bonnie Crombie received a stipend from the dwindling party while waiting to be employed as an MPP. Ray Rivers, a Gazette Contributing Editor and a former federal bureaucrat and candidate for provincial office in Burlington, has voiced opinions on whether this system would have benefited Crombie in the last election. Ray Rivers founded the Burlington citizen committee on sustainability and has a postgraduate degree in economics.
The Liberals have returned to official party status, but unless they can better distinguish themselves, the NDP may become the main opposition in Ontario as well. The Tories fear they would lose power under a ranked ballot system. The political landscape in Ontario continues to evolve, and the future will be an interesting watch.
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