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Housing Advocate Eric Lombardi Joins Ontario Liberal Leadership Race
Lombardi, 32, says he will focus on housing reform and an economic agenda as the party sets a November leadership vote.
- On Tuesday, Eric Lombardi officially entered the Ontario Liberal Party leadership race as the fifth candidate, emphasizing housing reform and economic improvement.
- Lombardi joins a field featuring presumed front-runner Navdeep Bains, a former federal cabinet minister, alongside Liberal MPPs Rob Cerjanec and Lee Fairclough, and Dylan Marando.
- Positioning himself as a "conservative-leaning Grit," Lombardi recently argued Canada's "enormous temporary resident population" should be cut by roughly 80 per cent while criticizing Premier Doug Ford's government for "blowing up" post-secondary funding.
- Liberal strategist Charles Bird of Earnscliffe noted many party members believe candidates should "earn your stripes" before seeking leadership, presenting a potential hurdle for the newcomer.
- Candidates must submit nomination papers by July 31 and pay $150,000 by October 31 to secure ballot placement, with party members voting via ranked ballot on November 21.
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The Hamilton SpectatorNew entry in Liberal leadership race focuses on housing and the economy
Ontario's Liberal leadership race has a fifth candidate — and its youngest — in Eric Lombardi, a 32-year-old financial technology engineer who has never run for public office.
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Housing advocate Eric Lombardi enters Ontario Liberal leadership race – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — A housing advocate has entered the Ontario Liberal Party leadership race. Eric Lombardi says he will focus on improving the economy to pay for better education and health-care systems. The engineering graduate from the University of Waterloo has worked in tech and finance and been outspoken about housing reform, especially how it affects younger voters who feel left out of the political and housing game. Lombardi joins a group of four …
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