Doug Ford, Marit Stiles, Bonnie Crombie and Mike Schreiner will meet onstage in North Bay for the primary leaders’ debate of the election
EDITOR’S NOTE: This text initially appeared on The Trillium, a Village Media web site dedicated to masking provincial politics at Queen’s Park.
The leaders of Ontario’s 4 primary political events can be in North Bay on Friday for a debate on northern points.
Progressive Conservative Chief Doug Ford, NDP Chief Marit Stiles, Liberal Chief Bonnie Crombie and Inexperienced Social gathering Chief Mike Schreiner have all confirmed their attendance on the debate hosted by the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM).
“FONOM’s mission is to enhance the financial and social high quality of life for all Northerners and to make sure a affluent future for our youth,” says FONOM president Danny Whalen.
“This debate provides an important opportunity for Northerners to hear directly from provincial leaders about the unique challenges and opportunities impacting our daily lives.”
The controversy will start at 1 p.m. and can be live-streamed on all Village Media web sites, together with this one. Reporters from our provincial politics bureau, The Trillium, can be on-site to cowl the occasion.
Will probably be held at Canadore Faculty in North Bay, however tickets to attend in individual are already bought out.
Requested on Wednesday what she needs to speak about within the debate, Crombie stated that the problems within the area are “related” to these in the remainder of Ontario, however “much more acute in northern communities, the place even fewer household medical doctors reside.”
“My precedence will proceed to be well being care on this province, irrespective of the place we host a debate or meet Ontarians,” she stated.
Schreiner stated the difficulty he has heard essentially the most about from each northern and southern Ontarians is “the affordability disaster pushed by the housing disaster.”
“Affordability challenges are even larger, oftentimes in northern and rural communities than in southern Ontario,” stated Schreiner.
“I’ve met with quite a few companies within the north who’re having bother hiring staff as a result of their staff don’t have any place to dwell, and that is as a result of Doug Ford has failed to handle the housing disaster.”
One other debate is being deliberate for Household Day on Feb. 17, organized by a consortium of broadcasters together with World Information, CBC, CTV, TVO, CHCH, CPAC, CityNews and CP24, and moderated by CBC host David Frequent.
All 4 main get together leaders have confirmed their participation on this debate as properly.
