"The interim leader of the Ontario Liberal Party says a nomination race this weekend to select a byelection candidate was fair, open and transparent, despite suspicion being raised by Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith. Erskine-Smith was vying to represent the provincial party in the upcoming Scarborough Southwest byelection ahead of an intended bid for the leadership of the party. But he lost Saturday to Ahsanul Hafiz by a slim margin, and cast doubt on the process after the results were announced."
"Erskine-Smith said there were voter ID issues and he is raising the possibility of challenging the result. Interim party leader John Fraser says Monday that the process was fair, and that if someone is saying otherwise, they should "prove it." Erskine-Smith represents the neighbouring riding of Beaches-East York federally, and some of his fellow nomination candidates bristled at what they saw as a candidate trying to use their community as a springboard for the leadership, with Hafiz and Qadira Jackson agreeing to put each other second on the nomination race's ranked ballots."
An Ontario Liberal Party interim leader said a weekend nomination race to select a Scarborough Southwest byelection candidate was fair, open, and transparent. Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith, seeking the nomination before an intended leadership bid, lost Saturday to Ahsanul Hafiz by a slim margin. After the results were announced, Erskine-Smith raised concerns about voter ID issues and said he is considering challenging the outcome. Interim leader John Fraser responded that the process was fair and urged proof of any contrary claims. Erskine-Smith represents Beaches-East York federally, and some fellow nomination candidates criticized what they viewed as using their community as a path to leadership. Hafiz and Qadira Jackson agreed to place each other second on ranked ballots.
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