{"id":113679,"date":"2022-05-28T08:37:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T12:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=113679"},"modified":"2022-05-28T09:38:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T13:38:17","slug":"provincial-election-2022-candidates-on-the-most-important-issue-facing-parry-sound-muskoka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/provincial-election-2022-candidates-on-the-most-important-issue-facing-parry-sound-muskoka\/","title":{"rendered":"Provincial election 2022: Candidates on the most important issue facing Parry Sound-Muskoka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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As candidates wrap up campaigning for the June 2 provincial election, we invited all seven who are vying to represent Parry Sound-Muskoka to answer five questions of local importance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their answers (in randomly generated order) will be published over the next three days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What in your opinion is the single most important issue facing Parry Sound-Muskoka in this election?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Andrew John Cocks, Ontario Party<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simply put, the supply of homes is too low and demand for homes is too high, and, on both fronts, our current politicians are mostly to blame for this crisis. The solution is not government funding funnelled to new homeowners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, related to supply, policies of Doug Ford\u2019s provincial government intentionally restrict the building of types of homes that could significantly alleviate our housing crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specifically, through prohibitive zoning regulations, Ford\u2019s government prevents construction of family dwellings that are not single-family homes. Duplexes and four plexes and even tiny homes are forbidden where they are most needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I and an Ontario Party Government would reform Urban Planning and adjust single family zoning in Parry Sound-Muskoka to give property owners more freedom to construct multi-unit residential dwellings, accessory apartments and legalize tiny homes where appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I and an Ontario Party Government would establish an Ontario-focused foreign purchasing ban on residential homes and vacant land which will increase opportunities for First Time Home Buyers to get into the market without as much competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We would also secure the same right in Ontario to set immigration policy as the Province of Quebec and use those powers to adjust, and necessarily reduce, immigration rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the Ontario Party platform here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daniel Predie Jr, independent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The single most important issue facing Parry Sound-Muskoka is still corruption including that through exploitation of our immigration impacting real estate and rental markets, privately incorporated political party businesses and their legally indemnified members, lawyers and their legalese perverting justice, legal enforcers serving and protecting it all, non-verifiable electronic voting methods and advanced polled paper ballots controlling election outcomes, tax dollars being paid out instead of closure through conviction, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Doug Maynard, New Blue Party<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my opinion, and based on what I have been hearing from people, the biggest issue is the cost of living and how hard it has become for the average person to make ends meet. Unlike the PC, NDP, and Green parties, who are all promising to further increase Ontario’s already massive deficit, the New Blue Party is offering solid solutions to reduce taxes and energy rates to put more money in people’s pockets, rather than make false and unrealistic promises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the New Blue platform here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Erin Horvath, NDP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Housing and affordability. Workers have moved out of our riding in search of affordable housing, leaving businesses understaffed. We have soaring gas, utilities, insurance, food, and childcare; wages that are not enough to make ends meet. Mental health is at a crisis point for many, especially those on a fixed income and youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NDP tackle housing and affordability which is what we need to build back the worker base that supports our small businesses: <\/p>\n\n\n\n