Liberals deal double blow to Doug Ford with byelection wins in Toronto and Ottawa-area
‘Local businesswoman Andrea Hazell prevails in Scarborough-Guildwood where Ford campaigned with former city councillor Gary Crawford’
The struggling Liberals dealt a double blow to Premier Doug Ford in byelections Thursday.
In the midst of a leadership race following their drubbing in last year’s province-wide vote, the Liberals took an Ottawa-area riding from the Progressive Conservatives and comfortably held a Toronto seat despite a high-profile bid by former city councillor Gary Crawford under the Ford banner.
Former Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon narrowly won in Kanata-Carleton while local businesswoman Andrea Hazell prevailed in Scarborough-Guildwood, where Ford had campaigned with Crawford earlier in the day.
“We need better,” a jubilant Hazell said at her victory party in a barb at the Conservatives. “I am going to make you so proud,” she added to supporters crowding an Ellesmere Rd. banquet centre.
A sombre Crawford — who lost by 1,078 votes — conceded just over an hour after the polls closed.
