Doug Ford is gaining the support of some trade unions.
The Ontario Pipe Trades, which represents about 30,000 welders, plumbers, steam fitters and sprinkler fitters, is the latest to endorse the PC leader.
Ford used a visit to Waterloo to thank them for their support.
“I’m very, very grateful for the support of the Ontario Pipe Trades Council,” says Ford.
“Our communities depend on Ontario’s pipe trade professionals every single day. Their endorsement of our plan to protect Ontario is so important and we will always have their backs.”
Ford also used the visit to promise an expansion of skilled trades training programs to attract more people into the profession.
Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie expanded on her plans to increase access to family physicians during a stop in Scarborough.
She says every Ontario resident will have access to doctors within four years.
“We’re going to train, retain and accredit, stay with family medicine rather than go off to one of those other disciplines,” says Crombie.
Crombie says a Liberal government will also make it easier for doctors to do their job by decentralized referral systems and ensuring they have adequate staff and the supports they need to offer more evening and weekend care.
Green Party leader Mike Schreiner announced a four-point plan to end what he called legislated poverty.
“Starting with immediately doubling ODSP and OW rates to get rid of legislative poverty in this province,” says Schreiner.
“Second, we will end the clawbacks for people with disabilities. It is wrong that somebody is penalized for living with somebody who they love and have their disability benefits clawed back.”
Schreiner says they will also fight to ensure ODSP payments are not reduced when a recipient receives Canadian disability support payments.
The Green Party leader is also proposing to build 310,000 co-op nonprofit housing units, including 60,000 supportive housing spaces combined with mental health, addictions, employment, and other supports.
