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Scott Stinson: Ontario Liberal resurgence comes to abrupt halt with byelection losses

The party had performed well in province-wide polls despite lacking a permanent leader, but the losses show there is much work to do

Ontario Liberals could be forgiven for feeling their oats a little in recent times.

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They have consistently polled ahead of the Official Opposition NDP in province-wide surveys, and in some cases nudged ahead of the governing Progressive Conservatives, despite not having a permanent leader at the head of the party since Bonnie Crombie resigned in January.

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The race to select that leader is in full swing, which tends to energize a party as the candidates sign up new members and paint visions of a province once again governed by the red inevitable machine.

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