Our ridings: Ontario Votes 2018 in Waterloo region, Guelph

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CBC in Kitchener-Waterloo hosted panel discussions in the five city ridings for Ontario Votes 2018, and also for the city of Guelph. Here's who said what.

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• Kitchener South-Hespeler.
• Cambridge.
• Kitchener Centre.
• Waterloo.
• Kitchener-Conestoga.
• Guelph.

Kitchener South-Hespeler

Candidates (in alphabetical order by last name, winner in bold):

• Amy Fee, PC Party of Ontario.
• Nathan Andre Lajeunesse, Libertarian.
• Surekha Shenoy, Ontario Liberal Party.
• Fitzroy Vanderpool, Ontario NDP.
• David Weber, Green Party of Ontario.

Population: 105,305

Three candidates for the new riding of Kitchener South-Hespelerdiscussed the opioid crisis and transit issues during a provincial election panel that aired onThe Morning Edition.

The panel included Green candidate David Weber, NDP candidate Fitzroy Vanderpool and Liberal candidate Surekha Shenoy.

ProgressiveConservative candidate Amy Fee declined to take part in the panel, saying she had a previous engagement.

• LISTEN to the candidate panel.
• External link and maps: Elections Ontario Kitchener South-Hespeler.

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Cambridge

Candidates:

• Michele Braniff, Green Party of Ontario.
• Allan Dettweiler, Libertarian.
• Belinda Karahalios, PC Party of Ontario.
• Marjorie Knight, Ontario NDP.
• Kathryn McGarry, Ontario Liberal Party.

Population: 115,460

Three candidates for the riding of Cambridge discussed the city's opioid crisis, social housing and transitonThe Morning Edition.

The panel was Progressive Conservative candidate Belinda Karahalios, NDPcandidate Marjorie Knight and Liberal candidate Kathryn McGarry.

• LISTEN to the candidate panel.
• External link and maps: Elections Ontario Cambridge.

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Kitchener Centre

Candidates:

• Chris Carr, None of the Above Democracy Party.
• Stacey Danckert, Green Party of Ontario.
• Jason Erb, Libertarian.
• Mary Henein Thorn, PC Party of Ontario.
• Laura Mae Lindo, Ontario NDP.
• Martin Suter, Communist.
• Daiene Vernile, Ontario Liberal Party.

Population: 105,260

Transit, health care and social housing were the top issues discussed by three candidates for the riding of Kitchener CentreonThe Morning Edition.

The panel includedNDP candidate Laura Mae Lindo, Liberal candidate Daiene Vernile and Green candidate Stacy Danckert.

Progressive Conservative candidate Mary Henein Thorn declined to take part in the panel.

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• External link and maps: Kitchener Centre.

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Waterloo

Candidates:

• Andrew Allison, Libertarian.
• Catherine Fife, Ontario NDP.
• Zdravko Gunjevic, Green Party of Ontario.
• Dorothy McCabe, Ontario Liberal Party.
• Dan Weber, PC Party of Ontario.

Population: 110,135

Mental health supports for university students, transitand social housing were the top issues discussed by three candidates for the riding of Waterloo during the provincial election panel onThe Morning Edition.

The panel included Progressive Conservative candidate Dan Weber, Liberal candidate Dorothy McCabe and NDPcandidate Catherine Fife.

• LISTEN to the candidate panel.
• External link and maps: Waterloo.

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Kitchener-Conestoga

Candidates:

• Daniel Benoy, Libertarian.
• Kelly Dick, Ontario NDP.
• Joe Gowing, Ontario Liberal Party.
• Mike Harris Jr., PC Party of Ontario.
• Dan Holt, Consensus Ontario.
• Bob Jonkman, Green Party of Ontario.

Population:100,705

Three candidates for the riding of Kitchener-Conestoga discussed transit and how the opioid crisis is affectingpeople in their ridingduring the provincial election panel onThe Morning Edition.

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

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• External link andmaps: Kitchener-Conestoga.

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Guelph

Candidates:

• Juanita Burnett, Communist.
• Sly Castaldi, Ontario Liberal Party.
• Ray Ferraro, PC Party of Ontario.
• AgnieszkaMlynarz, Ontario NDP.
• Thomas Mooney, Ontario Party.
• Michael Riehl, Libertarian.
• Mike Schreiner, Green Party of Ontario.
• Paul Taylor, None of the Above Direct Democracy Party.

Population:131,790

Transit and a growing opioid crisiswere the top issues discussed by two candidates for the riding of Guelph during a provincial election panel onThe Morning Edition.

The panel includedNDP candidate Agnieszka Mlynarz and Liberal candidate Sly Castaldi, whosat down with host Craig Norris at the Guelph Public Library.

Progressive Conservative candidate Ray Ferraro was scheduled to be part of the panel, but cancelled citing a family emergency. Green party leader Mike Schreiner is also running in this riding. As a party leader,he had appeared previouslyonThe Morning Edition.

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• External link andmaps: Guelph.

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