WATCH: Bonnie Crombie tells us how she can beat Doug Ford (and not just at push-ups)

Welcome to a special edition of Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature. 

For today’s episode, The Trillium passes the mic to the hosts of our Inside the Village podcast, who sat down for an in-depth conversation with Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie.

The interview covers a lot of ground — from the province's doctor shortage to homeless encampments to the Liberal party's Super Bowl ads.

We also ask Crombie — who was elected as party leader a little more than a year ago — if she thinks she has the name recognition to catch Doug Ford in the polls.

Oh, and push-ups. We talk about that, too.

For the record, we’ve invited each of the party leaders to join us on the podcast for an election-campaign conversation. Stay tuned for those (if any others agree).

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