Leaderless Ontario Liberals still polling ahead of Doug Ford

Nathaniel Erskine-Smith has worn a target on his back for the last several months. Now a new frontrunner will be under attack and the Ford team is already working hard to build attack ads against whomever wins the race.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured on April 20, 2026, scrumming with reporters during the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Future of Business Summit in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

May 18, 2026

OTTAWA—The leaderless Ontario Liberal Party is currently polling ahead of Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives.

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