Ministers, ex-cabinet members and leadership aspirants seek to hold bellwethers for Liberals

Of the 343 ridings to be contested, 34 have historically chosen the party that takes power at every election since at least 2011.

Treasury Board President Ginette Petitpas Taylor, top left, Public Services Minister Ali Ehsassi, Environment Minister Terry Duguid, chief government whip Rechie Valdez, bottom left, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, and Democratic Institutions Minister Arielle Kayabaga are all contesting bellwether ridings.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

March 29, 2025

Six cabinet members and a former Liberal leadership candidate will contest bellwether ridings in the 2025 federal election, with more than half the seats based in the southern Ontario regions that helped deliver majorities for Stephen Harper’s Conservatives in 2011 and Jus...

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