Liberal MP Nat Arskin-Smit says that Boney Krombie needs to secure “minimal” two-thirds of support from delegates at the party’s September meeting to remain the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party.
Supporters in an open letterThe four-Term MP says the September meeting is an opportunity for renewal, and that to make positive changes in the Queen Park, “It is clear that we also need change in our party.”
Arskin-Smith says that the party made some significant progress in the last provincial elections and achieved party status in the Legislature,
There are ground level -led efforts organizing for change. He said that a simple 51 percent majority would not be enough when it comes to a leadership review.
“If a leader cannot earn a clear majority support of a card-carrying Liberal members, how can they probably be expected to earn millions of people who did not vote for liberals in the election? Two-thirds of support should be minimum expectation,” he wrote.
Arskin-Smith said that Crombie was “unprotected” for the initial election call and lacks the campaign “.
“We were not just another Doug Ford party, and failed to unite the progressive Ontarian in search of serious leadership and change,” he said.
Arskin-Smit, who finished the runner-up for Crombie in the 2023 leadership race, admitted that if the representatives decide to make changes on the top, they would be interested in leadership again.
He said, “I will take my final decision once by members. And any decision will depend on the strength of my family and the team around me.” “If I run again, it will only be due to a comprehensive team of serious and hard -working potential candidates and volunteers who are ready to win and rule together.”
Arskin-Smith has been seated as an MP in the House of Commons since being re-elected in the fourth term of the beaches-East York ride last April. While he was named Housing Minister under the then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, he was one of the 10 MPs out of the new cabinet of Prime Minister Mark Carney, which was unveiled in May.
