Reactions to Andrea Horwath’s NDP Change for the Better platform
Alright, I've finished going through the NDP platform. Lemme first say: I expected a v. middling platform, not there to ruffle feathers. I was V. wrong. The ONDP swings for the fences a bunch, and that makes for better politics. Here's the thing itself: https://www.ontariondp.ca/sites/default/files/Change-for-the-better.pdf …
Chris Selley: For better or worse, the Ontario NDP platform is one the party can be proud of https://ebx.sh/2qDBc43 pic.twitter.com/ap0823wvvD
Reevely: Leaving Liberals for dead, Andrea Horwath out-lefts Kathleen Wynne with a smile on her face https://ebx.sh/2vfBsfg pic.twitter.com/oQafgRMHuJ
The former parliamentary budget officer kevin page has reviewed the numbers in @AndreaHorwath's plan and has signed off on them as being "reasonable." #onpolipic.twitter.com/ADfijrdspA
Some good stuff in the housing section of the Ontario NDP platform: “missing middle”, easing parking minimums, density requirements on development near transit, laneway housing.pic.twitter.com/m62S8qkizK
Transit stuff in the new Ontario NDP platform. Relief Line ASAP. https://www.ontariondp.ca/sites/default/files/Change-for-the-better.pdf … (PDF)pic.twitter.com/obDILcOKBN
Andrea Horwath unveils Ontario Liberal’s 2022 election platform https://www.thebeaverton.com/2018/04/andrea-horwath-unveils-ontario-liberals-2022-election-platform/ … #ONpoli #NDPpic.twitter.com/DNP9zCS6eC
This looks to me like the best Ontario NDP platform for quite some timehttps://twitter.com/davidreevely/status/985922692388814849 …
Democratic goodies in Ontario NDP platform incl an electoral reform commission, elimination of FOI costs, MPP code of conduct https://www.ontariondp.ca/sites/default/files/Change-for-the-better.pdf …
Putting people first:
I applaud the @OntarioNDP commitment to improve access to the health services that #LGBTQ2+ communities rely on: from covering gender-affirming care and #PrEP to ensuring long-term care is welcoming for #Trans, all #queer folks.
#ChangeForBetter #onpoli @NDPhttps://twitter.com/Lyra_NDP/status/985937839752925185 …
5/ On the whole, this is a pretty good platform.
.@OntarioNDP's platform includes a welcome commitment to fund 50% of #TTC net operating costs. Years of inadequate funding has left Toronto riders with overcrowded, unreliable, and unaffordable public transit.pic.twitter.com/FHI4GbjyrA
Now, *that's* a platform: The @OntarioNDP goes all-in with #childcare and healthcare promises: @globeandmail editorial https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-globe-editorial-the-ontario-ndp-goes-all-in-with-its-election/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links … #onpoli #cdnhealth
You can read the whole affordable housing section in the platform https://www.ontariondp.ca/platform but here's the paragraph that could be a game changer for affordable housing in Ontario. @OntarioNDPpic.twitter.com/qvvCESqoeQ