The all-white elephant in the room

And "that's a whole lot of milkshakes"

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The Ontario Liberals have managed to step directly onto another rake — this time, even before officially firing the starting pistol for the next leadership race.

Out of the group chats and into the fire: A fresh round of internal grumbling erupted after well-known organizer and donor RAHUL JAIN publicly called out the party’s all-white leadership vote committee. He posted on Facebook and even tagged party president KATHRYN McGARRY.

Jain kept the tone polite but pointed, saying that while he’s “sure everyone on the committee is qualified,” he finds it “hard to believe you could not find people who were qualified that better represented the party membership and the province of Ontario.”

The post is rippling out big time. Heavy hitters weren’t shy about backing him: GEORGE SMITHERMAN “liked” it, and former Ajax candidate AMBER BOWEN commented: “That’s one of many concerns these days my friend.” And they’re not the only ones.

I reached out to Liberal HQ for a response. Here’s…