How are the races in 3 key Liberal Ottawa seats? [Video]

As Stephen Blais puts it, the Liberal Party of Ontario has “survived” in recent years thanks in part to its strong showing in Ottawa. 

When Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford called Thursday’s snap election, the Ontario Liberals held only nine seats — not enough for official party status.

But having four Ottawa MPPs at Queen’s Park, including Blais for Orléans, helped keep the provincial Liberals in the conversation. 

“It is kind of the home base of our support. Obviously how we do in Ottawa is going to set the tone for how we might do across the rest of the province,” Blais said last week.

“We’re not taking anything for granted.”