Overview
- Doly Begum left her Ontario NDP seat after being named the Liberal candidate for the pending federal byelection to replace Bill Blair.
- Bill Blair resigned as MP to become Canada’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom, creating the federal vacancy in Scarborough Southwest.
- Begum has represented Scarborough Southwest provincially since 2018 and served as the Ontario NDP’s deputy leader with critic roles including public transit.
- Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is seeking the Ontario Liberal nomination for the now-open provincial seat and says he will resign his federal seat once Premier Doug Ford calls the by-election.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney has not set dates for the Scarborough Southwest or University–Rosedale federal byelections, though the Liberals have tapped Dr. Danielle Martin for University–Rosedale.