Neil Lumsden
Former football player and former Member of Provincial Parliament of OntarioWikipedia
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Sep 11, 2026
Keith LesliePANELIST
That's why he took, you know, five months off.
Keith LesliePANELIST
Um, and there was two ministers had resigned, Caroline Mulroney and Neil Lumsden, the sports minister.
Keith LesliePANELIST
Uh, but of course, uh, Stan Cho had to resign because of the expense scandal.
Keith LesliePANELIST
He had to resign from cabinet, not his seat.
speaker_3UNKNOWN
It's always good to have a fresh outlook, uh, fresh blood going into, uh, different ministries.
Megan FitzpatrickCORRESPONDENT
Ford had roles to fill after three of his ministers, Caroline Mulroney, Neil Lumsden, and Stan Cho, stepped down in recent months.
Megan FitzpatrickCORRESPONDENT
Among the changes, Kinga Surma leaves the infrastructure portfolio to replace Mulroney as head of the Treasury Board.
Megan FitzpatrickCORRESPONDENT
David Piccini, who was labor minister, takes over at infrastructure.
Doug FordSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's always good to have a fresh outlook, uh, fresh blood going into, uh, different ministries.
Megan FitzpatrickCORRESPONDENT
Ford had roles to fill after three of his ministers, Caroline Mulroney, Neil Lumsden and Stan Cho, stepped down in recent months.
Megan FitzpatrickCORRESPONDENT
Among the changes, Kinga Surma leaves the infrastructure portfolio to replace Mulroney as head of the Treasury Board.
Megan FitzpatrickCORRESPONDENT
David Piccini, who was Labor Minister, takes over at Infrastructure.
Erin MorrisonGUEST
And one of them was certainly Hamilton East Stoney Creek, although it didn't change hands.
Erin MorrisonGUEST
We had a cabinet minister retire, one of Doug Ford's cabinet ministers retire, Neil Lumsden.
Erin MorrisonGUEST
And the NDP came within, I think it ended about six points back of the PCs in that seat.
Erin MorrisonGUEST
That is telling, I think, that...
Erin MorrisonGUEST
You know, after a very bad summer for Doug Ford, the shine is off the apple with that guy.
Erin MorrisonGUEST
I mean, since, you know, since the weather warmed up, we've had him purchase a luxury jet for himself and be forced to return it at a loss.
Erin MorrisonGUEST
His cabinet minister is getting caught using hotels in their own neighborhoods instead of sleeping at home, using party money and government money, public money for lobster dinners.
Erin MorrisonGUEST
And one of Doug Ford's staffers was dispatched to Jamaica to take photos of a political opponent, like in a bikini or whatever.
Greg BradyHOST
The Conservatives won the seat in Hamilton-East Stoney Creek.
Greg BradyHOST
That was Neil Lumsden's.
Greg BradyHOST
They won the seat in York Simcoe.
Greg BradyHOST
That was Caroline Mulrooney's.
33 MINS LATER
Colin D'MelloGUEST
And it seems like the PCs just don't want to hear it because, you know, they don't know where the chips lie at this moment.
Greg BradyHOST
Three by-elections last night.
Greg BradyHOST
They hold seats that were held by Neil Lumsden, the former CFL star.
Greg BradyHOST
Caroline Mulroney, obviously a big name and a big, big last name.
Siobhan MorrisCORRESPONDENT
Hamilton East Stoney Creek is also up for grabs tonight.
Siobhan MorrisCORRESPONDENT
That seat vacated by the person who had been the Minister of Sport Neil Lumsden.
Siobhan MorrisCORRESPONDENT
The PCs are hoping to hang on to that putting up a popular Hamilton City Councillor and Deputy Mayor.
Siobhan MorrisCORRESPONDENT
BUT THE NDP COUNTERING WITH SOMEBODY WHO HAS HELD A SEAT IN HAMILTON BEFORE, MONIQUE TAYLOR, ALSO A VERY POPULAR MPP.
Ahmed El-BayoumiGUEST
That was a conservative seat.
Ahmed El-BayoumiGUEST
It was held by a cabinet minister, Neil Lumsden, who resigned a month ago.
Ahmed El-BayoumiGUEST
He just resigned like retirement.
Ahmed El-BayoumiGUEST
The Tories are hoping to hold the seat, but the NDP is also hoping that they'll be able to regain this.
12 MINS LATER
John MooreHOST
He's a retired RCMP officer.
John MooreHOST
He's now a private security consultant.
John MooreHOST
And earlier in the day on the kitchen cabinet, which happens every morning now at 720, Lisa Raitt, former federal cabinet minister, was almost as aghast as the rear admiral about this whole circumstance.
Lisa RaittSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Okay, like, can Canada get a grip for a second? We're asking, we're doing polling about whether or not we die for our country.
Greg BradyHOST
There's two others.
Greg BradyHOST
Neil Lumsden retired in Hamilton a long time ago.
Greg BradyHOST
He's Mr. Hamilton.
Greg BradyHOST
It was a long time.
Sabrina NanjiGUEST
I think this is going to make a big difference, especially in Hamilton East, Stony Creek, which the NDP had been an NDP stronghold since 2022, but the PCs have been making inroads.
Sabrina NanjiGUEST
It was their you know, after Sport Minister Neil Lumsden resigned, they're now hoping to hold on to that.
Sabrina NanjiGUEST
And I think this is going to make a big difference because obviously it's a steel town.
Sabrina NanjiGUEST
Tariffs are a huge factor for people in that riding.