All-Candidates Forum in Kenora

First Nation education dominated talks at an All-Candidates Forum in Kenora on Friday.
The candidates attacked the Federal Government’s lack of action on improving the poor condition of first nation schools.
Conservative Candidate Greg Rickford says the Government has met its targets with respect to opening schools.
Rickford says they have had to deal with emergency construction of schools and have committed to aboriginal programs at schools.
Liberal Incumbent Roger Valley says the new government needs to bring back the Kelowna accord.
Valley says it’s going to take another 4-years to restore funding to Liberal levels.
Green Party Candidate Jo Jo Holiday agrees with Valley, saying the answer lies in the scrapped Kelowna accord.
NDP candidate Tania Cameron says the Government needs to consult with First Nations about where schools should be built.
Low income housing was also discussed at length.
Tania Cameron of the NDP feels the Federal Government needs to pony up more cash for low income housing solutions.
Incumbent Liberal MP Roger Valley says we need a national housing strategy.
Conservative Greg Rickford feels his party has been targeting the low income housing shortage in Canada.
Green Party Candidate Jo Jo Holiday says we need to stop spending tax payers money on things we don’t need.