Former Ontario Liberal MPP Kevin Flynn and University of Toronto law professor Anita Anand are seeking the Liberal nomination in Oakville, Ont.
Former Ontario Liberal MPP Kevin Flynn, left, and University of Toronto law professor Anita Anand, centre left, are seeking Liberal nomination in Oakville, Ont. to succeed outgoing Liberal MP John Oliver, centre right. Former two-term Conservative MP Terence Young, right, has been acclaimed as his party's candidate for the October election. Photographs courtesy of Ontario legislature, University of Toronto, and House of Commons
A crowded field of candidates is expected to seek the Liberal Party’s nomination in the affluent, GTA swing riding of Oakville, which opened up after rookie incumbent Liberal MP John Oliver decided not to seek re-election in the October election.
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