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Ontario Campaign Trail Day 3

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On day three of the Ontario campaign trail, PC leader Doug Ford continued his push to woo commuters in the Durham region.

PC leader Doug Ford has also promised to build 1.5 million homes over ten years, saying today he will hit that target.

Ford was in Bowmanville highlighting his promise to extend go train service in the Durham region.

With gas prices ballooning, he was asked why he didn’t introduce a promised 5.7 cent per litre cut on gas tax sooner than the July 1st start date. Ford said, “we’re going to continue looking at driving the cost down.”

NDP leader Andrea Horwath focused on her housing plan promising to build 1.5 million homes over the next ten years, “for people to be able to purchase and to be able to rent affordably.”

Horwath says she will also create an agency called Housing Ontario to build 250,000 affordable homes over the next decade.

Liberal leader Stephen Del Duca had more to say about education on the campaign trail today.

Grade 13 was phased out by 2003 but Del Duca wants to bring it back, “an optional grade 13 for our high school kids to be able to recover and catch up.”

The Liberal leader points to the negative impact of the pandemic on students as justification and says it will be different than the so-called victory lap or informal fifth-year many Ontario students already opt for. Del Duca says he would keep it in place for at least four years.

Green Party leader Mike Schreiner wants to get more young people jobs in climate-friendly industries.

In London, Green Party leader Mike Schreiner outlined a plan to fund tuition and apprenticeships for 60,000 young people to get into emerging climate-change friendly industries.

Recent polls show the Tories about ten points ahead of the Liberals and NDP. Those numbers suggest if the election were held today Doug Ford would win a slim majority.

Election day will take place on June 2nd.