Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith has filed a notice of appeal to the provincial Liberals, challenging the result of a nomination race that he lost.
Erskine-Smith was vying to represent the provincial party in the upcoming Scarborough Southwest byelection ahead of an intended bid for the leadership of the party.
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He lost Saturday to Ahsanul Hafiz by a slim margin then cast doubt on the process, suggesting there were voter ID issues.
The party is standing behind the integrity of the race and the vote.
Erskine-Smith represents the neighbouring riding of Beaches-East York federally, and some of his fellow nomination candidates bristled at what they saw as a candidate trying to use their community as a springboard for the leadership.
Erskine-Smith has suggested the party “establishment” was working to prevent him from winning the nomination, a charge the party denies.
THAT’S WHAT ARROGANT LIBS DO, WHEN they DON’T GET their OWN WAY
How much of a margin? What are the specific allegations? Why is there next to no new information here?
I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that anyone who can’t vote in a general election shouldn’t be allowed to vote in the nomination process.
At one point during this nomination, example ballots were handed out that were exclusively in Bengali instead of English. That’s shady, but what’s more problematic is the removal of hundreds of memberships before voting occurred. Then a lot of the voters that showed up couldn’t produce ID.
I don’t agree with NES regarding pretty much anything, but he’s right to do this. The details surrounding this nomination are beyond sketchy.
This isn’t a partisan thing either. The Conservative nomination process isn’t much better. But Canadian political parties need to start taking the integrity of these processes a lot more serious. Carney could show he’s a serious actor by putting forth legislation to regulate the nomination processes. But we know that won’t happen because Canada isn’t a serious country.
His government allows unfettered immigration and then complains when those same immigrants don’t vote for the white guy? Can’t make this stuff up!
Watching the left eat the left is hilarious!