This fall Ontarians are facing a provincial election, and each party will try to convince you that their policies are the best. This is a decision you need to make for yourself, so we are including links below to the platforms of the four parties. When you’re reading, look for issues that are important to you personally, but also look for issues that concern you as a public sector worker, as a union member, etc. Go to the candidate debates in your riding and ask questions; call or email the candidate and make your concerns heard. And on October 6, 2011, get out there and vote. Parties are listed in alphabetical order:
Green Party of Ontario
Platform: http://itstimeforgreen.ca/
Local Candidates: Jacques Malette, Cambridge; Mark Vercouteren, Kitchener Centre; Robert Rose, Kitchener-Conestoga; J.D. McGuire, Kitchener-Waterloo
Liberal Party of Ontario
Platform: http://www.ontarioliberal.ca/OurPlan/Platform.aspx
Local Candidates: Kathryn McGarry, Cambridge; John Milloy, Kitchener Centre; Leeanna Pendergast, Kitchener-Conestoga; Eric Davis, Kitchener-Waterloo
New Democrats Ontario
Platform: http://ontariondp.ca/wp-content/uploads/Plan-for-affordable-change.pdf
Local Candidates: Atinuke Bankole, Cambridge; Cameron Dearlove, Kitchener Centre; Mark Cairns, Kitchener-Conestoga; Isabel Cisterna, Kitchener-Waterloo
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Platform: http://changebook.ca/
Local Candidates: Rob Leone, Cambridge; Dave MacDonald, Kitchener Centre; Michael Harris, Kitchener-Conestoga; Elizabeth Witmer, Kitchener-Waterloo
