The
top story in the Ontario provincial election is who might win. The second story
is a competition between a budgeting error in the ONDP platform and the fact
that several Tory candidates acquired information unlawfully for the campaign.
I'm a member of the New Democratic Party of Ontario. Right now there is a sign
on my lawn supporting that party, and I have been reading obsessively over the
fact that the NDP might be closing
the gap with the Progressive Conservatives.
It's
exciting. No doubt my social media feed is dominated mainly by those who enjoy
the horserace of politics, but there is a hell of a lot more to an election to
merely waiting to see who wins it at the end.
I
will cut the voters and media a little slack. The intense unpopularity of the
Wynne Liberals means that this election has long been about change and
Ontarians have been trying to figure out what sort of change they need or want.
The competition, the polls and the seat projections are fascinating, I know,
but I would strongly encourage readers of this blog to at least pick one issue
to do a deeper dive on.
My
best friend is a teacher and she asked me for help picking apart education
policy and helping her decide the platforms. Once I, as fairly as I could, lay
out the different ideas the three parties are presenting, we had a substantial
conversation about education in this province and which party offered the best
package of solutions. It was the best conversation I've had about the election
because it was about something.
So,
my advice is simple. Pick an issue that you care a lot about and see what the
four major parties think about that topic. As a starter Maclean's put together
the platforms of the parties.
Good
luck Ontarians, we can't simply vote based on who we're going to vote for after
all.
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