Momentum at Ontario Liberals’ meeting in London can help the party gain traction, analysts say [Video]

As the Ontario Liberal Party’s annual meeting gets underway in London today, political experts say the city — a former Liberal stronghold — will be an important battleground that could help leader Bonnie Crombie and her team regain official party status.

“London is a seat-rich region of the province where historically, in the not-so-distinct past, we had a strong representation in government, and I think it can be seen as ground zero for rebuilding the Ontario Liberal Party,” said Liberal strategist Andrew Perez. 

The Liberals’ presence in the London region has slowly dwindled in the last decade.

In the 2022 provincial election, they lost three out of four ridings to the NDP and the Elgin-Middlesex-London riding in the rural outskirts to Progressive Conservative MPP Rob Flack.  

The party’s three-day convention at RBC Place London runs through the weekend. Members will discuss key priorities and policies aiming to help the party …