Some of those who were against cancel culture were genuinely against cancellation. The rest just wanted to cancel different people.

Today, I officially launched my campaign to become the next leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. Ontario families are working harder than ever and getting less for it. We need a government focused on affordability, healthcare, education, and opportunity again. Let’s build Ontario.  Join us: joinrob.ca #onpoli

1/ Right now, a bill called C-22 is moving through Parliament. It would let police pull information on who you talk to, when, and where, all without a warrant. It's at committee this week. 🧵

“We conclude that Mr. Erskine-Smith’s scrutineers did not take issue with the comings and goings of the nomination meeting while it was underway, and did not decide to complain about it until after the meeting had ended and the outcome was known.”

History teaches us that peace deals are best made after the enemy is defeated or surrendered.

The abominable treatment of civilians aboard the flotilla, including that which is documented in footage shared by Itamar Ben-Gvir, is unacceptable. Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has directed officials to summon the Israeli ambassador to demand assurances regarding the safety and security of Canadians involved. Canada has already imposed strict sanctions on Mr. Ben-Gvir, including asset freezes and a travel ban, in response to his repeated incitement of violence. The protection of civilians and respect for human dignity must be upheld everywhere, at all times.

massacre tonight in the Gaza Strip. They are trying to recover the body of a boy who is under the rubble after the indiscriminate bombing by the Israeli terrorist army #CIJ_ICJ 🇵🇸🌎⚖️

NEW: In an interview with Vassy Kapelos on @CTV_PowerPlay, Nate Erskine-Smith says it's “much less likely” than it was heading into the nomination that he'll run for leader of the Ontario Liberal party and that it will require reflection & discussion with his team.

Doug Ford mocked students for taking “basket-weaving courses” and blowing OSAP money on “luxury watches and colognes.” A new report shows less than 1% of OSAP funds were misused. Less. Than. 1%. He invented a crisis to cut student aid – then pulled $30 million from people’s pockets to buy himself a luxury private jet. I’ll keep fighting this government until the cuts to OSAP are reversed.

I want to consider one of Nate’s allegations directly. “Among the large number of temporary residents who voted, many could not initially state their address when asked and defaulted to documentation.” 1) When you ask a person who does not speak English what their address is, you should not be surprised if they hesitate and point to their ID. 2) I personally saw many cases where a person did not understand what they were being asked and we had to call over a translator. 3) Just by making the allegation, he is admitting that the person had ID with the right address on it! 4) Unless I missed it, Nate never objected to temporary residents voting prior to the meeting and I expect he signed them up as well. If this line were coming from a Conservative, we would be calling it a dog whistle. #onpoli

The Ontario Liberals were making headway. Ford was on the ropes and the wind was in our sails. Then along came Nate. There is nothing wrong with appealing a result, but there is something wrong with orchestrating a media campaign to attack the party you claim to want to represent and/or lead before that appeal has been responded to. It is even worse when you do it just as a winnable by-election is about to be called. Doug Ford must be laughing himself to sleep. Exaggerating claims, submitting memberships that did not comply with party rules then complaining when they were denied, ignoring reasonable explanations such as language issues, complaining about things you did not complain about during the meeting, posting pictures of people voting online while complaining about people taking pictures of others voting, attacking political volunteers in national media while you take a government paycheque, pretending your team did not engage in the same tactics as the other team, insisting that it is all for the greater good and completely without self-interest... amazingly, I could go on! Some people invite conflict. Some people create conflict. Some people divide voters. Some people upset their own potential voters. Some people make everything about themselves. Some people have superiority complexes. Some people are narcissists or even have narcissistic personality disorder. Some people fall into many or all of these categories when one or two alone can be too many. Nate could have taken the loss in stride and shown class. He could have congratulated the winner and allowed a newcomer to celebrate his success instead of creating a nightmare. He could have said that it was a mistake to divide his time into two different campaigns. He could have said that the leadership will be decided by 124 ridings and not one. He could have pulled this out of the fire in any number of ways, but instead he lit more matches. Enough is enough - most of the rest of us Ontario Liberals are trying to earn back the trust of voters and improve our province. Let’s end this sideshow and get back to work! #onpoli