Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca was in London Wednesday to speak out against the Progressive Conservative governments back to school plan for Ontario students.

While the Doug Ford government is expected to release more details about its back to school plan this week, the Liberal Party of Ontario has issued its own plan.

Del Duca now has a monumental task on his hands as he works to rebuild the party that was decimated in the 2018 provincial election. 

More than 2,500 party members have already registered to attend the leadership convention at the International Centre in Mississauga.

Stephen Blais won Orléans for the Ontario Liberal Party, while Lucille Collard took Ottawa-Vanier.

Former cabinet minister Steven Del Duca has emerged as the clear front-runner in the Ontario Liberal leadership race, according to new data released by the party.

Premier Doug Ford has until Feb. 2 to call the byelection in Ottawa-Vanier. A byelection also needs to be called in Orléans.

The current government knew if it killed the project only half the city would be ticked off, and the other half happy, says Scott Thompson.

The deadline for candidates to enter Ontario's Liberal leadership race is set for 5 p.m. Monday.

Marie-France Lalonde represented Orleans provincially for four years, until she made the jump to federal politics.