Star candidates

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Good Wednesday morning. This is Queen’s Park Observer.

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There’s now some clarity — and plenty of unanswered questions — over the return to school in September, but first: an update on a pair of star candidates for 2022.

First in Queen’s Park Observer — It’s official: Dr. NATHAN STALL is in for the Liberals in Toronto—St. Paul’s. I got my hands on another internal email from the local riding association which confirms the high-profile doctor is running unopposed for the nomination and will be crowned the candidate later this month.

“No additional potential candidates submitted their vetting papers by the deadline on Monday, therefore Dr. Nathan Stall will be acclaimed as our candidate for the next election,” party organizer ROB NEWMAN wrote to executive members of the riding association last night.

Catch up on the background here. To wit: Stall is seeking the nomination in a traditional Liberal bastion that many party members believe they can flip back to red — from NDP or…