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Randall Denley: Doug Ford is vulnerable to a serious challenger. Why can't the Ontario Liberals find one?

'The Ontario Liberals are once again seeking an electable leader, but it's not looking good'

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Why do Ontario’s opposition parties produce a perpetual parade of political pipsqueaks? Surely, in a province of 16 million people, there must be one credible opponent for PC Premier Doug Ford.

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In their attempts to defeat Ford, the provincial Liberals offered first Steven Del Duca, then Bonnie Crombie. Both got clobbered at the polls. The NDP tried Andrea Horwath twice and now they have Marit Stiles as leader. As the loser of only one election, she’s just getting warmed up.

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Reverting to their real level of competence, Del Duca and Horwath are now mayors of mid-sized municipalities. Crombie is trying to get back her old job as Mississauga mayor.

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