Let the Campaigning Begin!

The Provincial Election campaign is officially underway, with an interesting race in the Kenora-Rainy River Riding.
Conservative candidate Rod McKay says he plans to knock on as many doors as he can and notes he’s set a very aggressive schedule.
McKay feels the rising costs for Northerners will be the key issue this election.
Liberal Candidate Anthony Leek will be busy getting himself known in the riding.
Leek says his campaign will be one of emphasizing on the positives that a Liberal MPP can bring.
The Emo Councilor says infrastructure, forestry and First Nations are the key issues.
Sarah Campbell says she’s ready to make a name for herself in Kenora-Rainy River.
The NDP candidate is confident she can win over those who’ve long supported the retiring Howard Hampton.
Campbell sees affordability as the key election issue.
The Green candidate says she feels stronger and more informed than she did last Provincial election.
Jo Jo Holiday is in her second Provincial election campaign and says its time for someone to represent the people of this Riding.
Holiday says health care, education and child poverty are all issues that need to be corrected.
On the Provincial front, the Green party is running a full slate of 107 candidates, with Leader Mike Schreiner taking on veteran Tory Jim Wilson in Simcoe-Grey in hopes of becoming the first Green elected in Ontario.
Schreiner plans to make a big issue of soaring electricity prices and the Liberals’ green energy policies, at least in the early days of the campaign.
Conservative Tim Hudak says Ontario can’t afford another four years of Liberal rule, blaming Dalton McGuinty for doubling the province’s debt and racking up a $14-billion deficit.
Most polls show the Progressive Conservatives with a slight edge over the governing Liberals, but that gap has been narrowing.
Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty is seeking a third consecutive term, campaigning on a record of improving public services and modernizing Ontario’s electricity system.
McGuinty accuses Hudak of turning the Tories into Ontario’s version of the Tea Party, and says they are practising the “politics of anger, envy, resentment and division.”
New Democrat Leader Andrea Horwath has high hopes of cashing in on the gains made by their federal NDP cousins in the May 2nd election.
Horwath says people can’t make ends meet and stresses the NDP platform is all about providing relief for every day people.