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Esmail says she wants to foster respect- ful dialogue that works in the favour of sustainabili- ty, inclusivity and afford- ability. The "Green Vision for Ontario" focuses on three pillars: Jobs. People. Planet. NEW BLUE PARTY: Candi- date Vladimir Voznyuk will represent the prov- ince's newest party. The party's mandate is to offer solutions to ensure the province's future is one of hope, opportunity and prosperity. As well, elected MPPs will fight to end all COVID-19 mandates and restitution for those harmed by emergency measures applied by the governments of Justin Tru- deau or Doug Ford. Independent: Peter House is listed at Elections Ontario as an Independent candidate for the Waterloo riding. THE ISSUES HOUSING: The NDP are proposing to end exclusion- ary zoning, bring back rent control, create a portable housing benefit and build 100,000 units of social hous- ing over the next decade. The Green Party plans to implement a multiple homes speculation tax on purchases of new homes for buyers who already own two or more homes or condos, starting at 20 per cent for the third home pur- chased and increasing with each additional home. Al- so, the Greens will expand zoning options to increase housing supply. HEALTH CARE: The Pro- gressive Conservatives will spend $158.8 billion over 10 years, with a por- tion of that on hospitals. Hospital operating budgets were just given a $827-mil- lion boost as well. The NDP will hire 10,000 personal support workers and 30,000 nurses, as well as 300 doctors in northern Ontario, including 100 spe- cialists and 40 mental health practitioners. The Liberals will raise base pay for personal sup- port workers to $25 an hour and guarantee access to mental health services for all health professionals. The Greens want to expand the number of women's health clinics and abortion clinics in Ontario. CLIMATE CHANGE: The NDP propose to reduce Ontario's greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and establish a new cap- and-trade system. The Liberals propose to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent be- low 2005 levels by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050, as well as strength- en requirements of indus- trial emitters and put $9 bil- lion over four years into a clean economy plan. The Green party says it will amend the Greenbelt Act to make putting new highways through the pro- tected areas illegal and sig- nificantly expand electric- vehicle charging infra- structure. The party fur- ther proposes to add 4,000 electric and fuel-cell buses by 2030. ANTI-RACISM AND INCLU- SION: The NDP proposes to implement a provincial an- ti-racism strategy, appoint a minister responsible for anti-racism, erect a Holo- caust memorial on the grounds of the legislature and pass the Our London Family Act to combat Isla- mophobia. The Liberals plan to pro- vide culturally competent gender-affirming health, mental health and long- term care, as well as create a new fund to hire more po- lice officers from under-re- presented communities. They will also ensure regu- lar police training on de-es- calation, anti-racism, cul- tural sensitivity and men- tal health. The Greens promise to immediately clean up mer- cury poisoning in Grassy Narrows First Nation. INFRASTRUCTURE: The Pro- gressive Conservatives are planning highway projects that include Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass; widening Highway 401 east from Pickering; and im- proving the QEW Skyway. The Liberals plan is to make all transit fares across the province $1 per ride and reduce monthly transit passes to $40 until January 2024. The Green Party plans on implementing time-of- day pricing on transit to make off-peak use cheaper. It would cancel Highway 413 and create a dedicated truck lane on Highway 407 that is toll free. BACKGROUND NDP incumbent Cather- ine Fife was re-elected in 2018 with more than 50 per cent of the vote share (27,315). PC candidate Dan We- ber finished second with 16,973 votes -- more than 30 per cent of the vote share. Liberal candidate Dorothy McCabe finished third with 6,577 votes, or 12.1 per cent. The 2022 Ontario elec- tion will be held on June 2. PROVINCIAL ELECTION Continued from page 4 THE 2022 ONTARIO ELECTION TAKES PLACE ON JUNE 2