Liberal MP Erskine-Smith ‘Exploring’ Ontario Liberal Leadership, Eyes Provincial Seat

Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith takes questions from reporters as he arrives for a meeting of the Liberal caucus, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on June 5, 2024. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith has announced plans to transition from federal to provincial politics as the Ontario Liberal Party’s candidate for an upcoming Toronto-area byelection as he explores a run for the party’s leadership.

Erskine-Smith said in a Feb. 3 blog post that he wants to run as the Liberal candidate in the provincial riding of Scarborough Southwest that was left vacant by NDP MPP and deputy party leader Doly Begum.