Crombie says she won’t ask any Ontario Liberals to step aside so she can have a seat [Video]

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie said Wednesday she intends to try again to win a seat in the legislature, but will be leading the party from outside the chamber for the foreseeable future.

Crombie is trying to brand the third-place party as “the people’s opposition,” as it won a much higher percentage of the popular vote than the NDP, which will form official Opposition because it won more seats.

In last week’s election, the Liberals increased their number of seats to 14, above the threshold needed for official party status in the legislature for the first time since 2018, but the party also ended up in third place again and Crombie didn’t win a seat.

She hasn’t given up seeking one, but it may be a while before she gets another shot at running.

“I will not ask any of my incredible caucus members to step down,” she said Wednesday. …