Thank you to Homes First for showing me around one of your women's shelters. It was very insightful and I came out of it with a lot of ideas to incorporate into my platform (more on that soon!) everyriding.ericforolp.ca

Riding #34: Thanks to the @EtobCentrePLA for having me at their spring speaker series. Always great to meet longtime online friends! everyriding.ericforolp.ca

Highway 17 is terrifying at night in the winter. Widening to 2+1 would be a real improvement. Come on, Doug. Do something sensible here.

Riding #33: Honoured to be able to kick off Parkdale High Park PLA’s meet the candidates series! Great chatting housing, climate, and the municipal race shaping up in this riding. everyriding.ericforolp.ca

The Trans-Canada Highway in the north is one of Canada's most dangerous roads. Last year, there were 3000+ collisions and 41 deaths.  The reason is simple: much of it is still one lane each way. Full twinning should be our long-term goal. But there's another practical option:

Thanks to CJPAC for hosting a fantastic Action Event last week! Great to catch-up with friend and former OLP candidate Julia Brown as well.

This week! I'll be doing meet-ups in High Park in Toronto and Etobicoke. Plus, I'll be speaking at Toronto Climate Week on the impacts of AI on sustainable energy, and at a leadership climate forum. All links at: luma.com/ericforolp

Happy Pride, Ontario! 🏳️‍🌈 One of my favourite times of the year. If you can, please support local Pride organizations and charities helping make Ontario one of the most welcoming places on earth. Next week, I’ll be at the @StartProud awards, and throughout June you’ll see me at events around ON!

Did you know Ontario’s health system sends over 150M faxes every year? We've been trying to replace them with a universal digital health record for more than 20 years. We've already spent over $10B on it, or $3,000 for every family, and we still don't have one.

Riding #31: Thank you to the Wellington Halton Hills PLA for hosting a lovely candidates event in Georgetown this week. Always a great opportunity to listen to people's on the ground experiences and their ideas for a better Ontario.

What My Policy Survey Says About Ontario Right Now --- In February, I launched a long-form survey to get feedback on direction for my exploratory campaign. Over 500 people filled it out. If you did, thank you! Now, lets dig into the results 👀🧵👇 www.ericforolp.ca/blog/what-my...

@ericlombardi.ca, founder More Neighbours Toronto and current candidate for Ontario Party leadership is joining us as a special guest at our 7pm meeting this Thursday!– dm us or rsvp below for the online link. www.meetup.com/waterloo-reg...

Thanks to the Oakville PLA for hosting a lovely leadership event in such a picturesque setting.

Great sitting down with @rorynisan.bsky.social and Civic Square podcast to talk housing, industrial policy, and ideas to build a future for Ontario. Links below:

@ericlombardi.ca is the latest potential @ontarioliberal.bsky.social leadership candidate to feature on @progresscanada.bsky.social podcast. (Not officially a candidate so far) #onpoli

This week! I'll be at Toronto Tech Week, speaking on Education in the Age of AI, at the Digital Asset Summit, and on housing with @wryimby.bsky.social. Or, you can catch me in Oakville and Georgetown. Looking forward to seeing everyone! Details and RSVP: luma.com/ericforolp

Riding #29: Thanks to the Scarborough Rouge Park PLA for organizing a lovely breakfast.

Learned a lot in my trip to Thunder Bay – highways and connectivity, indigenous communities, what economic development looks likes in both cities like TB and more remote communities. Looking forward to coming back!

Great learning about how we can build more family-friendly housing. My biggest takeaway: with starts down there’s a small window of opportunity to drive long-lasting change, but only if we take advantage of it. Thanks to @moreneighboursto.bsky.social for organizing and BDP Quadrangle for hosting!

One of the best parts of the campaign has been travelling around the province and hearing from people – their stories, issues, and ideas. We built a map of all the places we've visited, with a fun photo gallery too. Check it out and sign-up to know when we're near you! everyriding.ericforolp.ca

Catch you in Thunder Bay on Thursday? If not, I'll be in Toronto this evening hanging out with More Neighbours folks, or in Scarborough this Saturday. Details and RSVP at luma.com/ericforolp

I had a pleasure speaking at the Missing Middle Summit yesterday about Why Ontario's Economy Needs the Missing Middle. Spoiler: it lets more people live in desirable homes near jobs, makes better use of existing infrastructure, and supports local builders. Thanks to Toronto Standard for hosting!

I'll be in Thunder Bay next week. Who should I be meeting with?

Great to hear someone talking about a real long-term solution to Wellington/Waterloo water supply. I, for one, would love to drink non-hard tap water as a side benefit.

Did you know that Waterloo is running out of Water? KW, Brantford and Guelph rely highly on groundwater / Grand River. But supply is near its limits. While short term solutions exist, the province needs to engage on a long term solution: A WATER CONNECTION TO LAKE ERIE

This week! I'll be at the Missing Middle Summit talking about Why Ontario's Economy Needs the Missing Middle. See you there!

Next Wed, I’ll be talking about “How Ontario’s Economy Needs The Missing Middle” at the Missing Middle Summit in Toronto! If we change how we build, we can have bigger and more beautiful homes, at prices people can afford, and in neighbourhoods they love. See you there! missingmiddlesummit.com

Thank you to @civictechwr.bsky.social hosting me last night. Great to meet builders and do-ers who are looking to affect change in their local communities and governments.

As a man under 40, I feel bombarded by gambling ads. That is not an accident. Ontario legalized private online gambling in 2022 and the market has exploded. I don’t think gambling should be illegal. But we shouldn't let companies spend $$$ getting us addicted. www.youtube.com/shorts/kAM4-...

This week I'll be at @civictechwr.bsky.social as a special guest speaker. We'll chat talent, entrepreneurship, innovation, and my time as part of Build Toronto. Or, come hang with me at the Young Liberals Social on Friday. All RSVP links at luma.com/ericforolp

Thank you to the St Catharines PLA for hosting a lovely leadership social. I'm honoured to be a part of panel on how we can lead Ontario forward, covering topics across housing, healthcare, education, affordability and climate. Looking forward to the next one!

Bring back the Great Western Railway, but this time make it High-Speed

KW as a major hub for multiple high-speed rail lines means I cannot evaluate this proposal entirely objectively

We should build a High Speed Rail (HSR) Network for Southern Ontario. Today I argue in @thestar.com that for the price of Ford's Highway 401 Tunnel Vision, we can! www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... But more than write an article, I've put together a proposal for what it can look like, and cost. 👇👀

I have long supported creating National and Provincial Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF). However, I am skeptical of the announcement made by @mark-carney.bsky.social this morning...

This week! Dinner in St Catharines and celebrating the launch of the Rural and Northern Fund in the Ottawa region

Had a great brunch with the Dufferin-Caledon PLA this past weekend. Always great to chat affordability, Ontario's future, and how we can empower our local riding associations.

This is bad. Freedom of Information laws are how we got to know about scandals like the greenbelt in the first place. This will only mean less transparency and less accountability for our government. www.instagram.com/p/DWEpYAIkVzR/

I had a great time meeting the Haldimand-Norfolk PLA last night. Great to chat about the relationship between the province and municipalities, healthcare, and expanding housing options for seniors.

This week: Haldimand County on Wednesday and Caledon region on Saturday. Hope to see you there! RSVP at lu.ma/ericforolp

Thanks to Joanne and the entire Thornhill PLA for organizing an amazing meet and greet! Always great to meet people in the community and talk housing, energy, education, and my favourite politicians.

I had the chance to sit down with Adhi from The Brock Press. The conversation was expansive – housing, education, transportation, AI, declining opportunities in the St. Catharines region, and more. Read it here: brockpress.com/olp-candidat...

It’s been wonderful meeting and hearing from Ontarians. Thanks to the Kingston and Bay of Quinte PLA for organizing meet-ups. It was also great to hear about rural healthcare issues in Campbellford. Shout out to Lee Fairclough and Adil Shamji — the healthcare expertise in the party is exceptional.

This week! Kingston tomorrow, Thornhill on Wednesday, and celebrating all the new board members of the Spadina Fort York PLA on Sunday. Would love to see you. All RSVP links here: luma.com/ericforolp

It was great to catch up with so many folks at #LIB2026 and to see the enthusiasm toward building our economy, infrastructure, and sovereignty. @mark-carney.bsky.social is orienting Canada to take more risks, dream bigger, and work faster. Let’s dare Ontario to lead it, and own the future!

We had a packed house for our Toronto Housing & LVT meetup with @ericlombardi.ca @commonwealthcanada.bsky.social Eric is someone to be paying attention to, for the sake of Canada's future generations. Read more

Thank you to everyone who came out last night to talk about how land use shapes Ontario’s economy. Hopefully the first in an “Ontario Can Still Win” series! Special shout out to @commonwealthcanada.bsky.social, @kenjaminyang.bsky.social and the Henry George Foundation for hosting.

LVT x @ericlombardi.ca. Name a better duo.

Municipal governance in Ontario has become increasingly dysfunctional. It’s all to easy to lay blame on local councils. In The Bridge, I argue that Ontario bears responsibility, and needs a new deal with municipalities. Link below:

Hope to see you at an event this week, including a talk on how we can make better use of our land RSVP at lu.ma/ericforolp