A new provincial government was elected in Ontario on June 7, 2018. To ensure that critical transportation issues were not lost during the campaign conversation about health, education, jobs, equity and taxes, Transport Futures partnered with TV Ontario and our sponsors to hold a focused debate on May 14. Moderated by Steve Paikin, host of The Agenda, the Liberals’ Steven Del Duca, the Progressive Conservatives’ Rod Phillips, the New Democrats’ Jessica Bell and the Greens’ Tim Grant shared their respective party platforms pertaining to: 
  1. Highways, Roads and Safety
  2. Transit, Intercity Travel and Smart Mobility
  3. Funding, Financing and Transportation Demand Management
  4. Leadership, Governance and Communications
  5. Questions from the live audience.
Steven Del Duca

Liberal Party of Ontario

Rod Phillips

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

Jessica Bell

New Democratic Party of Ontario

Tim Grant

Green Party of Ontario

Voters watched the debate online and/or read social media commentary here (introductions at minute 12:45 and debate begins at 17:23). Click here for submitted questions. Transport Futures encouraged family, friends, neighbours and colleagues to watch the debate and vote in favour of sustainable transportation! 
The Live Audience
The Live Audience
Steve Paikin with the candidates
Steve Paikin with the candidates
Steven Del Duca, Rod Phillips, Steve Paikin
Steven Del Duca, Rod Phillips, Steve Paikin
Attentive audience
Attentive audience
All smiles... for a moment.
All smiles... for a moment.
Steve Paikin poses a question.
Steve Paikin poses a question.
Tim Grant responds.
Tim Grant responds.
RCCAO's Andy Manahan makes final remarks.
RCCAO's Andy Manahan makes final remarks.
The Candidates
The Candidates
Post-debate scrum.
Post-debate scrum.

TVO also aired a 1-hour version of the debate on The Agenda on May 15. Transportation experts and other pundits (including Transport Futures advisor Ed Levy) joined moderator Steve Paikin on May 16 to further analyze the debate and what the different party policies mean to Ontario over the next 4 years.

The Provincial Election Transportation Debate was generously sponsored by the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (Platinum), 407 ETR (Gold), the Ontario Good Roads Association (Bronze), TV Ontario (Media Partner)  and e-RegisterNow (Supporter).

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