Carney Spins, The Star Bullies, Erskine-Smith Loses

Nate Erskine-Smith lost his bid for nomination for the Ontario Liberals in Scarborough Southwest, putting his plans for leadership in question. He’s alleging serious voting irregularities, and that the Ontario Liberal establishment has it in for him. 

Meanwhile, the Toronto Star publishes a curious Editor’s Note, retracting a statement from the PMO that Carney did not in fact endorse Erskine-Smith, despite the video being posted online. 

Then, a Toronto Star freelance columnist criticizes the Star’s reporting, and has her column pulled. What is happening? 

Barbara Patrocinio of iPolitics joins San Grewal to sort through the chaos. 

Host: San Grewal

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Barbara Patrocinio

Further reading: 

• Liberal party under fire as more questions raised about Nate Erskine-Smith’s nomination fight - Toronto Star
• Why the Liberal nomination controversy could be an 'unhelpful distraction' for a party looking to rebuild | CBC News
• Supriya Dwivedi on Real Talk with Ryan Jesperson [YouTube]
• Supriya Dwivedi Thread [X/Twitter]
• Erskine-Smith appeals Ontario Liberal nomination loss, alleging ‘irregularities’ | Power & Politics [YouTube]
• Ontario running out of time to pass bill to deal with misbehaving municipal politicians, critics warn | CBC News
• Blind side: Why World Cup economic impact on Vancouver, Toronto may never be known | Globalnews.ca     

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