Election panel: Kitchener-Conestoga candidates on transit and opioid crisis

Three candidates for the riding of Kitchener-Conestoga discussed transit and how the opioid crisis is impacting people in their ridingduring a provincial election panel onThe Morning Editionon Wednesday.

The panel included Progressive Conservative candidate Mike Harris Jr., NDPcandidate Kelly Dick and Liberal candidate Joe Gowing.

Listen to the full panel:

As of Wednesday at noon, Elections Ontario lists five candidates for the riding of Kitchener-Conestoga. The other two are Green Party of Ontario candidate Bob Jonkman andLibertarian candidate Daniel Benoy.The deadline for candidate nominations is May 17 at 2 p.m.

All week at 8:10 a.m.,The Morning Editionis featuring an interview panel with local candidates from the five K-Wridings. Coming up:

• Thursday: Kitchener South-Hespeler.
• Friday: Cambridge.

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