The leaders of Ontario's four major political parties are set to meet on stage again Monday night for the second and final televised debate of the campaign.
Ontario's main party leaders—Doug Ford (PC), Marit Stiles (NDP), Bonnie Crombie (Liberal), and Mike Schreiner (Green)—engaged in a televised debate focusing on health care, taxes, and spending ahead of the snap winter election. The debate provided an opportunity for Stiles and Crombie, new party leaders, to introduce themselves to voters. Schreiner highlighted the Greens' focus on local candidates and affordable housing. Key issues included health care funding, with Stiles and Crombie criticizing Ford's handling of the crisis, and tax policies, with the Liberals and Greens promising tax cuts. Ford emphasized his "Protect Ontario" campaign and the PC plan for primary care. The debate also saw disagreements over tax increases and spending projects, such as the Ontario Place redevelopment.
