Liberal MP Erskine-Smith challenges provincial nomination loss for Scarborough Southwest | CBC News

"Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith has filed a notice of appeal to the provincial Liberals, challenging the result of a nomination race that he lost. Erskine-Smith was vying to represent the provincial party in the upcoming Scarborough Southwest byelection ahead of an intended bid for the leadership of the party. He lost Saturday to Ahsanul Hafiz by a slim margin then cast doubt on the process, suggesting there were voter ID issues."

"The party is standing behind the integrity of the race and the vote. "I know it was fair," interim party leader John Fraser said Monday. "If somebody's saying that it's not fair, then prove it." WATCH | Liberal MP suggested Monday that he may challenge nomination results: Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith faces a major setback in his bid to lead the Ontario Liberal Party, after he failed to secure the party's nomination to run in the upcoming Scarborough Southwest byelection."

"Erskine-Smith represents the neighbouring riding of Beaches-East York federally, and some of his fellow nomination candidates bristled at what they saw as a candidate trying to use their community as a springboard for the leadership. Erskine-Smith has suggested the party "establishment" was working to prevent him from winning the nomination, a charge the party denies."

Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith filed a notice of appeal to the provincial Liberals after losing a nomination race for the Scarborough Southwest byelection. He had been seeking the provincial party nomination while planning an intended bid for party leadership. After losing by a slim margin to Ahsanul Hafiz, he cast doubt on the process and suggested voter ID issues may have affected the outcome. Interim party leader John Fraser said the party knows the race was fair and challenged claims that it was not. The party is standing behind the integrity of the vote and denies allegations that the establishment worked to prevent Erskine-Smith from winning. Some other nomination candidates criticized him for using the community as a leadership springboard.

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