Live: Windsor-Essex Chamber of Commerce hosts provincial election debate

First up: The candidates for #Windsor-Tecumseh. Remy Boulbol (LIB), Henry Oulevey (Green), incumbent Percy Hatfield (NDP), and Mohammad Latif (PC) pic.twitter.com/LUgmBO8ros

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Debate moderator @WinStarPearson has laid out the rules: 1 minute each for an opening statement, 1 minute each for a closing statement. pic.twitter.com/mF90TIYvFv

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Current #Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Percy Hatfield (NDP) on the attack right away. Says he doesn’t trust Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne, doesn’t trust PC leader Doug Ford. @PercyHatfield @Kathleen_Wynne @fordnation pic.twitter.com/dhecf1hMZ2

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Mohammad Latif says @OntarioPCParty will “cut red tape” and “cut carbon tax” to support small business. English as second language issues are putting Latif at immediate disadvantage in debate. pic.twitter.com/xj2I6Uppo6

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.@OntarioGreens candidate Henry Oulevey identifies mental health services as a major social issue. Says his party plans a $4-billion investment to address it. pic.twitter.com/gsOE98GtNc

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“We’re on the right track,” says @OntLiberal candidate Remy Boulbol. Says there are facts and evidence that the Liberal government’s plan is working for Ontario – its people and its economy. pic.twitter.com/vkLT1Hc365

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Next up: The battle for Essex. Candidates: Kate Festeryga (LIB), Nancy Pancheshan (Green), incumbent Taras Natyshak (NDP), and Chris Lewis (PC). pic.twitter.com/E7qOYeT3Nn

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Taras Natyshak (NDP) says it’s “shameful” widening of Highway 3 in Essex County is not and has not been a priority for the @OntLiberal government. Says people have died due to the Liberals’ inaction. @TarasNatyshak pic.twitter.com/5XUuQyotMS

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“I’m not a politician,” says @OntarioPCParty candidate Chris Lewis. Identifies himself as a businessman and a farmer who cares about Ontario. Also says he’s the only one on stage who will admit he “doesn’t have all the answers.” pic.twitter.com/8xbxLWIDkB

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.@OntLiberal candidate Kate Festeryga on the defensive when asked about skyrocketing hydro costs. Launches into criticism of @OntarioNDP energy plan. pic.twitter.com/AO7EyTktnz

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.@OntarioGreens candidate and Ojibway Prairie defender Nancy Pancheshan says that, as a teacher, she likes her party’s plan to unify the school boards. pic.twitter.com/UUacvvRHLn

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Kate Festeryga (LIB) uses her closing statement to question why @OntarioPCParty leader Doug Ford chose Chicago to expand his own business – not #Windsor-Essex or any other community in Ontario. @fordnation @OntLiberal pic.twitter.com/vUuRbdaSHy

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Today’s final debate: The candidates for #Windsor West. Rino Bortolin (LIB), Krysta Glovasky-Ridsdale (Green), incumbent Lisa Gretzky (NDP), and Adam Ibrahim (PC). pic.twitter.com/crp5mZtII6

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.@OntarioPCParty candidate Adam Ibrahim says the polling over the past year has been clear: Ontario will have a Progressive Conservative government. Does #Windsor West want a voice at the table? pic.twitter.com/blS1qMZB5e

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.@OntLiberal candidate and Ward 3 @CityWindsorON councillor Rino Bortolin says he has worked to address urban blight municipally – he will do the same provincially. Says we need a voice for small and medium sized cities in Ontario government. pic.twitter.com/O1I4hlQJUv

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Lisa Gretzky (NDP), current #Windsor West MPP, says neither @OntLiberal nor @OntarioPCParty have truly shown a commitment to openness and transparency in government. pic.twitter.com/9DR6eWfE8b

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.@OntarioGreens candidate Krysta Glovasky-Ridsdale on the @OntLiberal mega-hospital plan for #Windsor: “Bad location. Bad plan.” Questions why they want to close two much-used facilities for one. Vows to fight for what the community needs. pic.twitter.com/HFf1Q8yE6t

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.@OntarioNDP candidate and MPP Lisa Gretzky takes issue with @OntarioPCParty candidate Adam Ibrahim’s characterization of “scare tactics.” Says Doug Ford’s policies will cut job funding. “Those are real people, real jobs.” @LGretzky @fordnation pic.twitter.com/dlRKvML8fd

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And the debates are done. @WERCofC thanks moderator @WinStarPearson for keeping tight reins on the proceedings. Craig reminds the public: Election Day is June 7. Go out and vote, #Windsor-Essex. pic.twitter.com/Rqd6j8ynHV

— Dalson Chen (@WinStarChen) May 17, 2018