In September 2026, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) sent the same six questions to every candidate for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party. All four responded. Their answers are published here in full, as received.
Members of the Ontario Liberal Party elect the next leader — and that person could become Ontario's Premier. In 2023, fewer than 23,000 people cast a ballot.
These six questions were submitted to the Ontario Liberal leadership candidates by the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) in September 2026. Responses are published here in full, as received, and are reproduced in the candidates' own words.
Responses were not edited for length, style or consistency. Candidates differ in how they write — one response is written in the third person by the campaign rather than by the candidate — and those differences have been left as they were submitted. Two candidates opened with general remarks before answering; these appear under “Opening statement”.
The only changes made were corrections to obvious typographical errors that do not alter meaning.
Differences in spelling between candidates — for example “anti-Semitism” and “antisemitism” — have been preserved rather than standardised.
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