Brett Thalmann

Founding Partner, Nexus Strategic Consultants | Co-founder @nextcampaign_ca | @Penn & @Wharton Alum

[Brett Thalmann @bthalmann]

🌟 Exciting news! Introducing Nexus Strategic Consultants! A full-service boutique consulting firm specializing in government relations, public affairs, & strategy development and providing the tools necessary to thrive in today's dynamic global landscape

[Theresa 🇨🇦 @TheresaLubowitz]

Steel barriers are a half measure that won't address the problem. At minimum the City should install edge doors at the most problematic stations first and use the improvement data to argue for funding for the rest from the province and the feds.

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

Who's behind the massive lobbying campaign to expand the island airport? What I discovered should worry us all https://t.co/WQBrPs1AH0

[Lee Fairclough @LFairclo]

Small businesses are essential to the economic success of this province yet skyrocketing rents continue to threaten their livelihood.

In the Ontario Legislature, I challenged the Ford Conservative status quo and stood in support of easing commercial rents for small businesses.

Join me in the fight for a more successful and affordable Ontario. #onpoli

[Lee Fairclough @LFairclo]

These are the 60 Conservative MPPs who voted against my bill to stop harmful online gambling advertisements.

Thousands of people from across Ontario asked me to fight for this legislation. Yet again, the Ford Conservatives ignore what the people of Ontario ask for.

I will keep fighting to address this crisis. Join me and thousands of Ontarians at https://t.co/zQB3DGWfuR. #onpoli

[Stephanie Smyth @stephaniesmyth]

Read my article on my decision to support Lee Fairclough in the leadership race below.

https://t.co/iwmEYS4Zzu

[Tyler Meredith @tylermeredith]

This will only get more unpopular with time.

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

Ontario Liberal leadership race heats up as Stephanie Smyth endorses Lee Fairclough https://t.co/KTtQ4DM9xo

[Stephanie Smyth @stephaniesmyth]

Lee is listening to people across the province and bringing the experience, integrity, and leadership needed to offer Ontarian’s a real alternative. Read the article below to hear why I think she’s the best fit to lead our party and province.

[Greg MacEachern @gmacofglebe]

“I was just up in Timmins. The people up in Timmins are not waking up every day saying, ‘What’s happening in Scarborough Southwest?’ Right? They care about the issues: ‘Is my emergency department open today? Are my kids getting the schooling that they need?’”

[Ontario Liberal Party | Parti Libéral de l'Ontario @OntLiberal]

Ontario Liberal MPP Lee Fairclough said online gambling ads are designed to get people hooked — especially young men and teenage boys.

Doug Ford’s out-of-touch Conservatives heard all the warnings about addiction, debt, and mental health harms and still voted against banning the ads.

#onpoli @LFairclo

https://t.co/J6VAmz2N0o

[Deirdre Pike @deirdrepike]

After sitting down with Lee Fairclough in Hamilton recently, I know this to be true. “She is chipper not chippy, exuding authenticity and curiosity in a field of towering egos.”

[Martin Regg Cohn @reggcohn]

In other news … look who’s running to be leader of Ontario’s Liberals. Not still struggling to win a seat. MPP Lee Fairclough already has one. My wknd column on @LFairclo, the ex-rugby player who can captain a team. https://t.co/RrhTecbTqD

[Lee Fairclough @LFairclo]

Doug Ford’s Conservatives voted against my Private Members’ Bill to ban harmful online gambling advertising.

Bill 107 addressed a growing public health crisis in Ontario head on. It reflected a commitment to tackle the broader structure that makes it so easy to fall into problem gambling.

This bill resonated across the province as I talked to countless people who were inundated with these predatory ads or whose lives were deeply impacted by online gambling.

I will keep fighting! Join me at and thousands of Ontarians at https://t.co/ZpueKIvf1Y.
#onpoli

[Lee Fairclough @LFairclo]

During my debate on my bill to ban advertising for online gambling, I shared a real and devastating story of gambling addiction.

Thank you to the brave individual who wrote to me to share their lived experience with online gambling addiction and the truth about predatory online gambling advertising.

Behind every statistic on gambling harms is a real person.

We cannot keep normalizing gambling by saturating our feeds, screens, billboards, and communities with ads telling us to gamble.

Ford’s Conservatives refuse to take responsibility for their damaging policies. I’ll keep fighting to ban these insidious ads.
#onpoli

[Ted Hsu @tedhsu]

In the 2026 Ontario Liberal leadership race, I will be working to elect @LFairclo. She will do politics in a first class way and be the leader we need to earn the trust and confidence of voters and win seats across the province. #onpoli

[Lee Fairclough @LFairclo]

Senator Marty Deacon and I serve at different levels of government, but we agree: Online gambling ads are fueling a mental health and addiction crisis.

I’ve introduced a bill to ban online gambling advertising in Ontario. Senator Deacon’s bill to create a national framework for sports betting advertising is also moving forward with support across party lines.

Momentum is building to address gambling addiction.

I hope the Ford government does the right thing Thursday and votes to support banning online gambling ads in Ontario.
#onpoli

[Brett Thalmann @bthalmann]

Lee Fairclough @LFairclo started her career delivering cancer treatment. As a former hospital president, and member of @RugbyCanada Women's Team, Lee is an experienced leader who builds winning teams, leads with integrity, and delivers results #onpoli https://t.co/vr6k1IgoFC

[Lee Fairclough @LFairclo]

Growing up in a small town - Southampton in Bruce County - I saw first hand what it means to care for your neighbours, hold true to your word, work hard and step up when things need to get done.

I have carried those values with me.

That is the Ontario I know. It’s the Ontario we can build together.

Join us. Let’s get in the game!
https://t.co/zQB3DGVHFj
#onpoli #LeeforLeader

[John Shewchuk🇨🇦🇺🇦 @johnshewchuk]

@LFairclo Dear Fellow Ontarians:

I got to know @LFairclo when she was president of St. Mary's General Hospital & I ran the COVID response for the Waterloo Catholic DSB.

She's the right person at the right time to move us forward with intelligence, grace, strong leadership & integrity!💯

[Brett Thalmann @bthalmann]

RT @LFairclo: Politics is a team sport. Together, we can build a better Ontario.

Join us: https://t.co/QVRTy2BPdj

#onpoli #leeforleader…