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Reactions to Andrea Horwath’s NDP Change for the Better platform

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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:

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Chris Selley: For better or worse, the Ontario NDP platform is one the party can be proud of

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Reevely: Leaving Liberals for dead, Andrea Horwath out-lefts Kathleen Wynne with a smile on her face

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The former parliamentary budget officer kevin page has reviewed the numbers in 's plan and has signed off on them as being "reasonable."

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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.

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Transit stuff in the new Ontario NDP platform. Relief Line ASAP. (PDF)

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This looks to me like the best Ontario NDP platform for quite some time

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Democratic goodies in Ontario NDP platform incl an electoral reform commission, elimination of FOI costs, MPP code of conduct

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Putting people first: I applaud the commitment to improve access to the health services that + communities rely on: from covering gender-affirming care and to ensuring long-term care is welcoming for , all folks.

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5/ On the whole, this is a pretty good platform.

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.'s platform includes a welcome commitment to fund 50% of net operating costs. Years of inadequate funding has left Toronto riders with overcrowded, unreliable, and unaffordable public transit.

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You can read the whole affordable housing section in the platform but here's the paragraph that could be a game changer for affordable housing in Ontario.

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