Climate change, healthcare and 'tone' of election among top issues in Baden, voters say

Climate change, healthcare and the "tone"of election are top of mind for some voters in and around Baden, Ont.

CBC Kitchener-Waterloo visited Baden Coffee Company to hear directly from voters on Wednesday.

The environment is a top concern of John Sewell of Stratford. He says he's voted Liberal in the past, but this time, he's considering a vote for the Green Party.

"I don't think [Liberal Leader] Justin [Trudeau] has got it right, between Indigenous people and pipelines," he said.

"It's been a bit of a conflict, and I really like [Green Party Leader] Elizabeth May the way she presents. And so I'm thinking Green, even though it might be a lost vote."

The environment and climate change was a major concern of the people who spoke to Craig Norris, host of The Morning Edition during thecoffee shop talk.

For a woman named Kim from Petersburg,LGBTQ rights were a major concern.

Lloyd Koch of New Hamburg said health care is important to him but he's also been concerned with the tone of the election.

He said he watched the debate and found the political sparring "disturbing."

"I found it very noisy, very angry," he said. "Reminds me of the kind of wedge issues and the personal slams that the U.S. has done in spades. And I think we're starting to pick-up that spade."

You can hear Craig Norris's conversation with voters here: