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I’m entering the race for Ontario Liberal Leader because I believe Ontario can still win! But not if we keep ignoring our big problems. (1/3) 👇

I’m entering the race for Ontario Liberal Leader because I believe Ontario can still win! But not if we keep ignoring our big problems. (1/3) 👇

Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀

481,001 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

Toronto’s NIMBYs live on another planet than the rest of us. This woman lives in Trinity-Bellwoods, one of the most popular neighbourhoods in the entire country specifically because of its vibrant small businesses and mixed urbanism. Most normal people can only dream of living in this expensive neighbourhood. 90% of people react to the best slice of pizza in the city opening around the corner from them with a “this is awesome”. But not this crank! Yet, Toronto Councillors decided to cater to the handful of miserable voices who look at local success and say “you know what, this sucks actually, we should have less of it”.

Toronto’s NIMBYs live on another planet than the rest of us. This woman lives in Trinity-Bellwoods, one of the most popular neighbourhoods in the entire country specifically because of its vibrant small businesses and mixed urbanism. Most normal people can only dream of living in this expensive neighbourhood. 90% of people react to the best slice of pizza in the city opening around the corner from them with a “this is awesome”. But not this crank! Yet, Toronto Councillors decided to cater to the handful of miserable voices who look at local success and say “you know what, this sucks actually, we should have less of it”.

Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀

452,739 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten

15 years ago, the typical first-time homebuyer in Ontario was 31. Today, they’re over 40. For a generation of young Ontarians, the ladder wasn’t climbed, it was pulled up on them. That’s why I’m committed to restoring The Dream Of Homeownership Before 35. Here's how 👀

15 years ago, the typical first-time homebuyer in Ontario was 31. Today, they’re over 40. For a generation of young Ontarians, the ladder wasn’t climbed, it was pulled up on them. That’s why I’m committed to restoring The Dream Of Homeownership Before 35. Here's how 👀

Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀

44,455 Aufrufe • vor 25 Tagen

Ontario’s economy has lost its edge. Productivity has stagnated, wages have fallen behind, and the cost of living has kept rising. Uncertainty from America has only made these challenges harder. If we want to build a more competitive economy, we have to do the hard work of reform. That’s why I'm proposing: - A 5% Program Spending Review - Tax Reform (simpler, lower) - A Permitting and Competition Reform Commission - Rapid Industrial Permitting Zones - Reducing Subsidies (>30%) - Public Procurement Reform A more competitive Ontario means higher wages, more opportunity, and greater prosperity. Let’s get Ontario growing again.

Ontario’s economy has lost its edge. Productivity has stagnated, wages have fallen behind, and the cost of living has kept rising. Uncertainty from America has only made these challenges harder. If we want to build a more competitive economy, we have to do the hard work of reform. That’s why I'm proposing: - A 5% Program Spending Review - Tax Reform (simpler, lower) - A Permitting and Competition Reform Commission - Rapid Industrial Permitting Zones - Reducing Subsidies (>30%) - Public Procurement Reform A more competitive Ontario means higher wages, more opportunity, and greater prosperity. Let’s get Ontario growing again.

Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀

20,973 Aufrufe • vor 20 Tagen

After a lot of consideration, I have decided I will vote Liberal and for Mark Carney on Monday. I think the Conservatives ran a great campaign and Pierre Poilievre would lead Canada well. That said, I want to explain the deciding factors for my vote — since I know many Conservatives follow me too. - - - 🇨🇦 - - - Despite the partisanship you often see online, I believe both major parties put forward decent if imperfect platforms this election. For all the hand-wringing, there is consensus in Canada for moving in the right direction — on project permitting, natural resource development, tying immigration to infrastructure, interprovincial trade barriers, housing supply reforms, and maintaining strong public finances. Neither platform puts our AAA credit rating at risk. Our pension system remains one of the strongest globally. We aren’t facing the kind of unfunded obligations weighing down many peer countries. We’re still a fortunate country — and our politics are healthier (federally) than we often give them credit for. - - - 🇨🇦 - - - That said, here is why I ultimately decided to vote Liberal. 1) CANDIDATES There are several Liberal candidates I would like to see become MPs: Karim Bardeesy Vince Gasparro and Chi Nguyen just to name a few. 2) HOUSING While I don’t know who will be in Cabinet, my hope is that Nate stays on as Housing Minister. We don’t always agree, but from my candid conversations with him, I know how well he understands this issue. I believe there is a genuine will inside the Liberal Party to push hard for real supply reform. Programs like the Housing Accelerator Fund are imperfect, but still good overall. MURB, GST/DC promises, Build Canada etc all good! 3) STATE CAPACITY Conservatives are rightly skeptical of government bloat — but I don’t see the same urgency from them about making government work better. I think the Liberals have more interest to do this. I want to see new agencies like Build Homes Canada not just announced but executed well. 4) CLIMATE The Conservatives offer no real climate plan beyond exporting LNG — and too often slip into mocking anyone who cares about environmental issues. I want to see pipelines built and energy exported — but I also want serious investment in electrification, adaptation, and decarbonization. Canada is one of the countries best positioned to thrive if we take climate adaptation seriously. I don’t want us to waste that advantage. 5) CITIES The Conservatives are not an urban party. Many of their MPs are outright hostile to Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal — and to the people who live in them in rhetoric. In day-to-day governing, I believe cities would be a lower priority under a Conservative government. I live in downtown Toronto. 6) OTHER ITEMS I want to see the CBC reformed, not abolished. I want HSR to Windsor. I think Mark Carney will be able to respond better to a serious economic shock. I think the Liberal plan to get to 2% Military spending is more credible. - - - 🇨🇦 - - - That said, I still have concerns about the Liberal approach: They don’t fear complexity enough. They often add too many secondary goals onto every initiative, muddying execution. They measure themselves too much by promises made or money spent, rather than outcomes delivered. On climate, there’s still too much Malthusian instinct when we should be focusing on abundance, technology, and resilience. But ultimately: They have a climate plan. They value urban Canada. They are more serious about rebuilding state capacity. And they are shifting focus to growth. And that is why, after careful thought, I’ll be voting for the Liberal Party and Mark Carney. Here’s a clip from Monday’s debate where I talked more about how I see the strengths — and blind spots — of both campaigns.

After a lot of consideration, I have decided I will vote Liberal and for Mark Carney on Monday. I think the Conservatives ran a great campaign and Pierre Poilievre would lead Canada well. That said, I want to explain the deciding factors for my vote — since I know many Conservatives follow me too. - - - 🇨🇦 - - - Despite the partisanship you often see online, I believe both major parties put forward decent if imperfect platforms this election. For all the hand-wringing, there is consensus in Canada for moving in the right direction — on project permitting, natural resource development, tying immigration to infrastructure, interprovincial trade barriers, housing supply reforms, and maintaining strong public finances. Neither platform puts our AAA credit rating at risk. Our pension system remains one of the strongest globally. We aren’t facing the kind of unfunded obligations weighing down many peer countries. We’re still a fortunate country — and our politics are healthier (federally) than we often give them credit for. - - - 🇨🇦 - - - That said, here is why I ultimately decided to vote Liberal. 1) CANDIDATES There are several Liberal candidates I would like to see become MPs: Karim Bardeesy Vince Gasparro and Chi Nguyen just to name a few. 2) HOUSING While I don’t know who will be in Cabinet, my hope is that Nate stays on as Housing Minister. We don’t always agree, but from my candid conversations with him, I know how well he understands this issue. I believe there is a genuine will inside the Liberal Party to push hard for real supply reform. Programs like the Housing Accelerator Fund are imperfect, but still good overall. MURB, GST/DC promises, Build Canada etc all good! 3) STATE CAPACITY Conservatives are rightly skeptical of government bloat — but I don’t see the same urgency from them about making government work better. I think the Liberals have more interest to do this. I want to see new agencies like Build Homes Canada not just announced but executed well. 4) CLIMATE The Conservatives offer no real climate plan beyond exporting LNG — and too often slip into mocking anyone who cares about environmental issues. I want to see pipelines built and energy exported — but I also want serious investment in electrification, adaptation, and decarbonization. Canada is one of the countries best positioned to thrive if we take climate adaptation seriously. I don’t want us to waste that advantage. 5) CITIES The Conservatives are not an urban party. Many of their MPs are outright hostile to Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal — and to the people who live in them in rhetoric. In day-to-day governing, I believe cities would be a lower priority under a Conservative government. I live in downtown Toronto. 6) OTHER ITEMS I want to see the CBC reformed, not abolished. I want HSR to Windsor. I think Mark Carney will be able to respond better to a serious economic shock. I think the Liberal plan to get to 2% Military spending is more credible. - - - 🇨🇦 - - - That said, I still have concerns about the Liberal approach: They don’t fear complexity enough. They often add too many secondary goals onto every initiative, muddying execution. They measure themselves too much by promises made or money spent, rather than outcomes delivered. On climate, there’s still too much Malthusian instinct when we should be focusing on abundance, technology, and resilience. But ultimately: They have a climate plan. They value urban Canada. They are more serious about rebuilding state capacity. And they are shifting focus to growth. And that is why, after careful thought, I’ll be voting for the Liberal Party and Mark Carney. Here’s a clip from Monday’s debate where I talked more about how I see the strengths — and blind spots — of both campaigns.

Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀

275,341 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Ontario's government has spent $500 million on ads since coming into power. That's enough money to have DOUBLED the number of MRI machines. They're literally spending your money to tell you things are working – even when you know that they're not.

Ontario's government has spent $500 million on ads since coming into power. That's enough money to have DOUBLED the number of MRI machines. They're literally spending your money to tell you things are working – even when you know that they're not.

Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀

28,387 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

Ford has pushed through a takeover of Billy Bishop with 0 transparency. Maybe the airport should be expanded. Maybe it should stay how it is now. Maybe it should be closed and turned into parkland. The truth is, we cannot know, because the gov't has refused to show its work.

Ford has pushed through a takeover of Billy Bishop with 0 transparency. Maybe the airport should be expanded. Maybe it should stay how it is now. Maybe it should be closed and turned into parkland. The truth is, we cannot know, because the gov't has refused to show its work.

Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀

17,339 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

Toronto’s congestion problem isn’t just about more cars — it’s about infrastructure that hasn’t kept up with the city. Most of our 2,500 traffic signals still run on fixed timing plans written years ago. The pilot intersections are not enough to make a systemwide impact. That creates two predictable failures: • Split failures – greens too short for real demand, or phases served when no one is there. • Coordination failures – signals that don’t sync, producing endless red-wave corridors. A new Build Canada - Toronto memo by Kurtis McBride, the CEO & co-founder of Miovision, lays out how a modest investment in modern, intelligent signals could cut delays by ~30%, improve travel times by ~20%, and make streets safer and more predictable for everyone. This is one of the lowest-cost, highest-impact investments we can make to get the region moving. Let us know if you support this idea in the thread below!

Toronto’s congestion problem isn’t just about more cars — it’s about infrastructure that hasn’t kept up with the city. Most of our 2,500 traffic signals still run on fixed timing plans written years ago. The pilot intersections are not enough to make a systemwide impact. That creates two predictable failures: • Split failures – greens too short for real demand, or phases served when no one is there. • Coordination failures – signals that don’t sync, producing endless red-wave corridors. A new Build Canada - Toronto memo by Kurtis McBride, the CEO & co-founder of Miovision, lays out how a modest investment in modern, intelligent signals could cut delays by ~30%, improve travel times by ~20%, and make streets safer and more predictable for everyone. This is one of the lowest-cost, highest-impact investments we can make to get the region moving. Let us know if you support this idea in the thread below!

Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀

50,708 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten

The Trans-Canada Highway in the north is one of the 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:

The Trans-Canada Highway in the north is one of the 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:

Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀

15,678 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

As a man under 40, I feel bombarded by gambling ads. That is not an accident. Ontario legalized private online gambling in 2022, and in Doug Ford’s booze-and-bets economy, it has become a sad crutch. The result is everywhere: gambling spend has doubled, ad spending has nearly quintupled, 50+ private operators are competing for our attention, and during sports broadcasts, more than 20% of the time you’re watching, you’re looking at gambling branding. I don’t think gambling should be illegal. But we learned this lesson with smoking. A product can be legal without allowing companies to target people’s addictions for profit. So why are we letting gambling companies do it?

As a man under 40, I feel bombarded by gambling ads. That is not an accident. Ontario legalized private online gambling in 2022, and in Doug Ford’s booze-and-bets economy, it has become a sad crutch. The result is everywhere: gambling spend has doubled, ad spending has nearly quintupled, 50+ private operators are competing for our attention, and during sports broadcasts, more than 20% of the time you’re watching, you’re looking at gambling branding. I don’t think gambling should be illegal. But we learned this lesson with smoking. A product can be legal without allowing companies to target people’s addictions for profit. So why are we letting gambling companies do it?

Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀

21,315 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

It's going to cost $1 billion to move the Ontario Science Centre. For that amount of money, we could have 9 major cultural institutions across the province:

It's going to cost $1 billion to move the Ontario Science Centre. For that amount of money, we could have 9 major cultural institutions across the province:

Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀

27,659 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

I'm exploring a run for Ontario Liberal Party Leadership! I know it's audacious, but Ontario deserves a growth agenda and better debate about our future. Join me as we explore a new vision for Ontario at

I'm exploring a run for Ontario Liberal Party Leadership! I know it's audacious, but Ontario deserves a growth agenda and better debate about our future. Join me as we explore a new vision for Ontario at

Eric Lombardi 🇨🇦🚀🏗️

27,051 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

I’m stepping down as President and Board Member of More Neighbours Toronto, and as Chair of Build Toronto. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who’s helped build these communities. I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished together, and excited for what lies ahead. (1/3)

I’m stepping down as President and Board Member of More Neighbours Toronto, and as Chair of Build Toronto. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who’s helped build these communities. I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished together, and excited for what lies ahead. (1/3)

Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀

24,073 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

Let’s make OSAP tuition loans forgivable. Young people already face too many headwinds hitting life milestones. Here is a better deal... If you qualify for OSAP, your tuition loan should be forgiven over 10 years if you stay in Ontario and work full time. If you leave Ontario, the remaining balance is repayable with interest. This is a real investment (~1B/yr) but it is targeted, it rewards work, and it keeps more grads building Ontario instead of taking their skills elsewhere.

Let’s make OSAP tuition loans forgivable. Young people already face too many headwinds hitting life milestones. Here is a better deal... If you qualify for OSAP, your tuition loan should be forgiven over 10 years if you stay in Ontario and work full time. If you leave Ontario, the remaining balance is repayable with interest. This is a real investment (~1B/yr) but it is targeted, it rewards work, and it keeps more grads building Ontario instead of taking their skills elsewhere.

Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀

20,697 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

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

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

Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀

11,916 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

🌆🏗️ BIG NEWS🚀 I am thrilled to take on a new (volunteer) role as Chair of Build Canada - Toronto, the first municipal project of Build Canada We’ll be working with civic & business leaders to push for ideas that improve governance, growth, prosperity, and opportunity in Toronto.

🌆🏗️ BIG NEWS🚀 I am thrilled to take on a new (volunteer) role as Chair of Build Canada - Toronto, the first municipal project of Build Canada We’ll be working with civic & business leaders to push for ideas that improve governance, growth, prosperity, and opportunity in Toronto.

Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀

29,853 Aufrufe • vor 10 Monaten

Thanks Hamilton Mountain Provincial Liberal Association for hosting a wonderful dinner last night and giving me the opportunity to speak. Ontario has an incredible amount of potential. But the truth is, Ontario has been stuck, and it has been for a long time. We need growth in order to bring back an affordable life to the people of this province.

Thanks Hamilton Mountain Provincial Liberal Association for hosting a wonderful dinner last night and giving me the opportunity to speak. Ontario has an incredible amount of potential. But the truth is, Ontario has been stuck, and it has been for a long time. We need growth in order to bring back an affordable life to the people of this province.

Eric Lombardi (EricForOLP.ca) 🇨🇦🚀

12,415 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

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