Founding Partner, Nexus Strategic Consultants | Co-founder @nextcampaign_ca | @Penn & @Wharton Alum
Toronto, Canada
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Brett Thalmann retweeted
27 years in health care. 18 years as an executive. A Conservative seat flipped. All 124 ridings visited. 🎙️
I joined Deb Hutton on @NEWSTALK1010 to talk about why I'm running and what it takes for Ontario Liberals to win.
The answer: be the serious, pragmatic alternative Ontarians are looking for. Protect health care and education, grow our economy, tackle affordability, and have the courage to take on the online gambling industry by banning its ads.
Vote by Nov. 20 at 5 p.m.
Brett Thalmann retweeted
Voting begins today in the @OntLiberal leadership race!
I endorsed @LFairclo because we share a vision for Ontario that builds more homes, delivers stronger economic growth, and restores opportunity for the next generation.
Let’s “Own The Future” together!
Brett Thalmann retweeted
I asked the leadership candidates about their riding visits a couple months ago.
One shared their numbers and a plan, then followed through. One has visited my riding twice.
One hasn’t visited at all, though they’ve driven through a couple of times.
Lee's got my vote.
#onpoli
From the Great Lakes to the Canadian Shield, from cities and suburbs, to rural communities, and small towns, I've had the privilege of meeting people in all 124 Ontario ridings. This journey has given me real insight into the challenges and hopes of people across our province.
As Leader, I'll visit every riding, every year. You can't lead a province as diverse as ours from Queen's Park alone. You have to get out, listen and stay connected.
It’s time for serious government for all of Ontario.
Brett Thalmann retweeted
One aspect of @FP_Champagne’s Budget 2026 that deserves more attention is how it puts poverty reduction at the heart of the government’s agenda.
Brett Thalmann retweeted
From 2015 to 2023 the number of people in poverty in Canada ⬇️ by 928,000
In #Budget2026 @MarkJCarney and @FP_Champagne take steps to reduce poverty by another 375,000 (if all measures made permanent)
Plus end homelessness in 10yrs
That’s huge.
#cdnpoli
Brett Thalmann retweeted
$618,000 of Ontario taxpayer money to change the name of the Science Centre public transit station in Toronto.
$618,000 that could be used for nurses, kids’ education, safer roads in the North.
Another example of the fiscal irresponsibility of this Ford PC government. It’s time for a provincial government that focuses on what matters to people.
ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/c…
Brett Thalmann retweeted
I am committed to ending homelessness and making housing more affordable across Ontario.
Last year, I co-sponsored the Homelessness Ends with Housing Act, a cross-party effort to develop a plan to end homelessness in Ontario within 10 years.
As Leader, I have developed a comprehensive housing and homelessness plan to make sure every Ontarian has access to a home they can afford.
You can read my full plan at leefairclough.ca/policy/hous…
Brett Thalmann retweeted
My latest on Substack: Buried in yesterday’s federal budget is the merger of BDC and EDC. This is a huge, promising move for both institutions and for Canadian companies looking to grow abroad, but it carries real execution risks. Read my analysis here: leverageeconomy.substack.com…
Brett Thalmann retweeted
@LFairclo is my choice for leader. No question about it.
Brett Thalmann retweeted
Winning the next election means we need to build our local muscle.
I'll rebuild our party from the ground up: empowering PLAs, shaping policy region by region, and helping our Young Liberal, Northern, rural, seniors' and women's clubs thrive.
Brett Thalmann retweeted
Lee Fairclough: People are looking for a publicly funded health care system that delivers—not more expensive private care. @TVO
Brett Thalmann retweeted
Thoroughly enjoying tonight’s Ontario Liberal leadership debate!
@LFairclo is smart, kind, and genuinely cares about the people of Ontario. That is coming through loud and clear.
I encourage everyone to tune in, hear what the candidates have to say, and get engaged in the conversation about Ontario’s future!
youtube.com/live/1Gvakrozmog…
Brett Thalmann retweeted
Doug Ford has left almost 2 million Ontarians without a primary care provider and pushed most hospitals into deficit.
I spent 27 years in health care. I know how to fix what’s broken.
My plan: leefairclough.ca/policy/heal…
Brett Thalmann retweeted
Ontario - Doug Ford Approval Polling:
Disapprove: 57%
Approve: 37%
Liaison / Oct 31, 2026
Brett Thalmann retweeted
Voter identification is now open!
Check your inbox for an email from the Ontario Liberal Party with instructions on how to verify your identity and prepare to vote.
Learn more at leefairclough.ca/vote.
Brett Thalmann retweeted
Don’t believe Minister Quinn. He keeps saying OSAP has been cut off because of these “very serious allegations”.
He’s known about this since 2023. He did nothing. He allowed hundreds of millions to flow to a handful of private colleges who’ve now been referred to the OPP for potential fraud.
Restore OSAP. Reverse the grant cuts. Resign. #onpoli
Brett Thalmann retweeted
This is a fantastic piece in today’s @globeandmail by @arthurhlam on the failures of “branch plant” industrial policy in Canada.
Entire article is worth reading but a few call-outs below. Glad we’re finally having this debate!
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“Stelco and Stellantis are just two examples of multinationals accused of breaking their Canadian commitments to pursue their own financial interests. This trend undermines a central tenet of the federal government’s approach to jobs and economic development: branch-plant economics, where Canada hosts factories and offices owned by foreign-headquartered corporations.”
“Canadians should be upset not only that these multinationals took Canadians’ hard-earned taxpayer dollars and enriched their foreign shareholders, but that governments encouraged this unsustainable model of economic development.”
“We should not subsidize companies that put foreign shareholders and governments ahead of their commitments to Canadian communities, businesses and workers. Canadian-owned companies tend to have a deeper stake in how this country turns out, and our industrial policy should reflect that.”
Stelco and Stellantis show the limits of branch-plant economics. Public support should go to firms that commit to lasting jobs, ownership, and benefits in Canada. Glad to participate in this public conversation.
See my new @globeandmail op-ed here: theglobeandmail.com/business…
Brett Thalmann retweeted
Stelco and Stellantis show the limits of branch-plant economics. Public support should go to firms that commit to lasting jobs, ownership, and benefits in Canada. Glad to participate in this public conversation.
See my new @globeandmail op-ed here: theglobeandmail.com/business…
Brett Thalmann retweeted
Good indepth story here by @aidenchamandy
The facts: Unprecedented highs for hallway health care since 2018. Even after adjusting for population growth. The ford government has failed on health care.
Patients don’t need to wait like this. They just need care. It is time for real solutions:
leefairclough.ca/policy/heal…
No place for patients: Ontario’s hallway health care numbers hit unprecedented highs thetrillium.ca:443/news/heal…
