TORONTO, ON – Today, Ontario Liberal Leader, Bonnie Crombie, released her election platform, Getting the Basics Right: A Plan to do More for You. The plan outlines bold steps to improve Ontario’s education system by investing in students, supporting educators, and preparing kids for the future.
Crombie released her costed platform today, including real solutions to Doug Ford’s chronic underfunding of our education system. The platform includes no tax increases and no new taxes, and it costs far less than Doug Ford’s fantasy tunnel project.
“We are going to get the basics right for our students and teachers and get back to the basics in the classroom. But we also know that kids can’t learn if they’re going to class hungry, and so many families are struggling to afford the basics right now, including school lunches,” Crombie said. “So we are going to make sure no kid in Ontario goes to class hungry by providing a healthy lunch for all.”
Ontario’s Liberals will deliver the education system our children deserve. We will:
Fix Schools and Expand Infrastructure: Double annual capital funding to clear the school repair backlog once and for all, upgrade heating and air conditioning, and eliminate portables by building 90 new schools over four years.
Keep Kids and Educators Safe at School: Hire more education workers and mental health professionals, lower student-to-staff ratios, and reverse Ford’s $1,500 cuts to per student funding.
Give Kids the Education They Need to be Ready for the Future: Hold school boards accountable, negotiate fair wages through free and fair collective bargaining, increase the number of Early Childhood Educators (ECEs), feed every student a healthy lunch, and strengthen French education, STEM, and union-led skilled trades programs.
Crombie’s education plan is part of her broader commitment to making life better for the people of Ontario. Getting the Basics Right outlines real solutions to the challenges facing our communities. Ontario’s Liberals will:
Guarantee everyone a family doctor in four years, ensure mental health care is covered under OHIP, and support seniors to age with dignity.
Slash taxes, saving you thousands of dollars annually by permanently cutting income taxes for Ontario workers and eliminating sales tax (HST) on home heating and hydro bills.
Build more homes you can afford by cutting taxes on housing, restoring the dream of homeownership, and bringing fairness back to the rental market.
Permanently double ODSP so Ontario’s most vulnerable are not left behind.
“It’s time to change the government. It’s time to get the basics right. It’s time to vote for change, Ontario,” Crombie said, “and choose Ontario’s Liberals and our plan to do more for you and your family.”
Read the full platform here: