Q+A: What the numbers really say about the Liberal leadership race

And Ford flip-flops

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ABOVE THE FOLD

Another weekend, another round of walkbacks from the Ford government. After fierce pushback, the PCs are reversing course on their plan to scrap indefinite leases — and quietly yanked that U.S. ad featuring RONALD REAGAN after it sparked another DONALD TRUMP tariff tantrum. But first: I caught up with KYLA RONELLENFITSCH about her buzzy new poll shaking up the Ontario Liberal leadership race. Let’s dig in.

DATA DEEP DIVE — I caught up with KYLA RONELLENFITSCH, the pollster behind Relay Strategies, to go inside the Liberal leadership numbers that everyone’s talking about.

Her latest self-funded poll shows ANDREW BOOZARY, a prominent doctor (who rumour has it is also eyeing a federal bid in University-Rosedale), as the surprise frontrunner — and digs into what’s really driving support in a race that hasn’t even officially begun. We talked about why she’s polling “a race of hypotheticals,” what makes a politician actually interesting in 2025, and whet…