Windsor—Tecumseh, which covers the east end of Windsor and Tecumseh, is one of two ridings in this region where the incumbent candidate is not seeking re-election. The population was 117,430 as of the 2016 Census, and the riding spans 189 square kilometres.
NDP MPP Percy Hatfield, who picked up the seat nearly a decade ago in a 2013 byelection, announced last year that he is not seeking re-election this time around.
The following candidates have announced they will run in Windsor—Tecumseh:
Giovanni Abati, Independent.
Nick Babic, Independent.
Laura Chesnik, Independent.
Melissa Coulbeck, Green Party.
Andrew Dowie, Progressive Conservative.
Steven Gifford, Ontario Party.
Gemma Grey-Hall, NDP.
Gary Kaschak, Liberal.
Sophia Sevo, New Blue Party.
David Sylvestre, None of the Above Party.
Letting the people have a say
Some voters in Windsor-Tecumseh say their top issues ahead of Thursday’s Ontario election revolve around a greener economy and urban sprawl.
Windsorite Paul Chislett said his biggest election issue centres around moving toward an environmentally-friendly economy. Equally as important, he said, is having residents involved in those discussions.
“The way we consume, replacing X number of gas cars with the same number of EVs, is that really going to answer the problem? Or is that just transferring where we do emissions? Again, you know public transit, being able to afford to live near where we work or go to school, all that’s in the mix around environmental concerns,” he said.
Windsor-Tecumseh voter Paul Chislett wants to know how candidates plan to include residents when thinking about a greener economy
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Windsorite Paul Chislett said his biggest election issue centres around moving toward an environmentally-friendly economy. Equally as important, he said, is having residents involved in those discussions.
Chislett wanted to know how candidates will ensure the provincial government allows residents to participate in the discussion about a greener economy.
Andrew Dowie is the PC candidate for the Windsor-Tecumseh riding. He said he doesn’t see barriers between the two.
“Every time we go through the planning process for a development proposal, we are a part of that discussion. We have public consultation already through the existing processes,” he said.
WATCH: PC Party candidate Andrew Dowie, who’s a Tecumseh town councillor, said it’s important to have the right balance between the economy and the environment.
PC Party candidate Andrew Dowie talks about a greener economy
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WATCH: PC Party candidate Andrew Dowie, who’s a Tecumseh town councillor, said it’s important to have the right balance between the economy and the environment.
NDP candidate Gemma Grey-Hall said she is campaigning on consulting with the public when making decisions, especially about the environment.
“Even as I prepared and went through the policy books for the conversation with the chamber of commerce, in each one of these issues it’s all about community consults, connecting with the experts, connecting with the people that live there,” said Grey-Hall.
WATCH: Gemma Grey-Hall, who ran for city council in 2018, is now looking to be the NDP MPP in Windsor-Tecumseh. She said her party is “all about” public consultation, in addition to many environmental promises.
Windsor-Tecumseh NDP candidate Gemma Grey-Hall talks about a greener economy
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WATCH: Gemma Grey-Hall, who ran for city council in 2018, is now looking to be the NDP MPP in Windsor-Tecumseh. She said her party is “all about” public consultation, in addition to many environmental promises.
WATCH: Liberal candidate Gary Kaschak, who is a Windsor city councillor, said his party is promising $1 transit wides as a way to get more vehicles off the road.
Windsor-Tecumseh Liberal candidate Gary Kaschak talks about a greener economy
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WATCH: Liberal candidate Gary Kaschak, who is a Windsor city councillor, said his party is promising $1 transit wides as a way to get more vehicles off the road.
Windsor city councillor Gary Kaschak is the Liberal party candidate in Windsor-Tecumseh. Environmentally, he points to his party’s promise of $1 transit rides as a way toward a greener economy.
Combating urban sprawl
For Len Dupuis, he’s most worried about urban sprawl and wants to see his MPP take action.
Len Dupuis said he’s looking at environmental policies for candidates in Windsor-Tecumseh when determining how he’ll vote. (Jason Viau/CBC)
“Urban sprawl is a big issue, eating up farm land at a record pace. That has to stop. There are so [many] empty properties in the middle of the city that could be developed but they keep expanding out. That needs to stop,” said Dupuis.
WATCH: Windsor-Tecumseh candidates from the PC Party, NDP and Liberals share their views on urban sprawl.
Candidates in Windsor-Tecumseh talk about urban sprawl
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WATCH: Windsor-Tecumseh candidates from the PC Party, NDP and Liberals share their views on urban sprawl.
David Sylvestre is the candidate for the None of the Above Party and said his platform depends on what residents want.
“Direct democracy is what None of the Above is all about. It’s not about us telling the people what we’re going to do for you, but what do you want done,” said Sylvestre.
Melissa Coulbeck is running for the Green Party and said her party has a plan to tackle urban sprawl.
“The Green Party has plans to freeze the limits of cities and prevent any further development outside of what is already existing,” said Coulbeck.
Sophia Sevo represents the New Blue Party. When Sevo thinks about urban sprawl, she said the new mega hospital location near Windsor’s airport comes to mind.
“It is a concern that a lot of people have voiced, the area, and the fact that there are other buildings or other lots in Windsor that were much more central that made a lot more sense. I definitely have heard that,” said Sevo.
The Ontario Party candidate Steve Gifford wasn’t available for an interview, but instead sent a statement.
“The Ontario Party and myself pledge the entirety of my soul to restore freedom, family, financial stability and faith back to every Ontarian,” Gifford said in an email.
Independent candidate Laura Chesnik, who is a frontline educator, told CBC News that urban sprawl is an issue that everyone needs to be talking about and work together to create a plan.
“It’s an issue of all of us together sorting out what’s required and that also includes making sure that our environment is taken care of so that we’re able to have the development that we need as Windsor-Tecumseh,” she said.
NDP Percy Hatfield is the outgoing MPP for Windsor-Tecumseh and decided not to seek re-election. He first won that seat back in 2013 and won two elections after that to secure his position.
Prior to Hatfield, Liberal MPP Dwight Duncan held the seat from 1999 to 2013.
OTTAWA – Canada’s unemployment rate held steady at 6.5 per cent last month as hiring remained weak across the economy.
Statistics Canada’s labour force survey on Friday said employment rose by a modest 15,000 jobs in October.
Business, building and support services saw the largest gain in employment.
Meanwhile, finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing experienced the largest decline.
Many economists see weakness in the job market continuing in the short term, before the Bank of Canada’s interest rate cuts spark a rebound in economic growth next year.
Despite ongoing softness in the labour market, however, strong wage growth has raged on in Canada. Average hourly wages in October grew 4.9 per cent from a year ago, reaching $35.76.
Friday’s report also shed some light on the financial health of households.
According to the agency, 28.8 per cent of Canadians aged 15 or older were living in a household that had difficulty meeting financial needs – like food and housing – in the previous four weeks.
That was down from 33.1 per cent in October 2023 and 35.5 per cent in October 2022, but still above the 20.4 per cent figure recorded in October 2020.
People living in a rented home were more likely to report difficulty meeting financial needs, with nearly four in 10 reporting that was the case.
That compares with just under a quarter of those living in an owned home by a household member.
Immigrants were also more likely to report facing financial strain last month, with about four out of 10 immigrants who landed in the last year doing so.
That compares with about three in 10 more established immigrants and one in four of people born in Canada.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2024.
The Canadian Institute for Health Information says health-care spending in Canada is projected to reach a new high in 2024.
The annual report released Thursday says total health spending is expected to hit $372 billion, or $9,054 per Canadian.
CIHI’s national analysis predicts expenditures will rise by 5.7 per cent in 2024, compared to 4.5 per cent in 2023 and 1.7 per cent in 2022.
This year’s health spending is estimated to represent 12.4 per cent of Canada’s gross domestic product. Excluding two years of the pandemic, it would be the highest ratio in the country’s history.
While it’s not unusual for health expenditures to outpace economic growth, the report says this could be the case for the next several years due to Canada’s growing population and its aging demographic.
Canada’s per capita spending on health care in 2022 was among the highest in the world, but still less than countries such as the United States and Sweden.
The report notes that the Canadian dental and pharmacare plans could push health-care spending even further as more people who previously couldn’t afford these services start using them.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 7, 2024.
Canadian Press health coverage receives support through a partnership with the Canadian Medical Association. CP is solely responsible for this content.
As Canadians wake up to news that Donald Trump will return to the White House, the president-elect’s protectionist stance is casting a spotlight on what effect his second term will have on Canada-U.S. economic ties.
Some Canadian business leaders have expressed worry over Trump’s promise to introduce a universal 10 per cent tariff on all American imports.
A Canadian Chamber of Commerce report released last month suggested those tariffs would shrink the Canadian economy, resulting in around $30 billion per year in economic costs.
More than 77 per cent of Canadian exports go to the U.S.
Canada’s manufacturing sector faces the biggest risk should Trump push forward on imposing broad tariffs, said Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters president and CEO Dennis Darby. He said the sector is the “most trade-exposed” within Canada.
“It’s in the U.S.’s best interest, it’s in our best interest, but most importantly for consumers across North America, that we’re able to trade goods, materials, ingredients, as we have under the trade agreements,” Darby said in an interview.
“It’s a more complex or complicated outcome than it would have been with the Democrats, but we’ve had to deal with this before and we’re going to do our best to deal with it again.”
American economists have also warned Trump’s plan could cause inflation and possibly a recession, which could have ripple effects in Canada.
It’s consumers who will ultimately feel the burden of any inflationary effect caused by broad tariffs, said Darby.
“A tariff tends to raise costs, and it ultimately raises prices, so that’s something that we have to be prepared for,” he said.
“It could tilt production mandates. A tariff makes goods more expensive, but on the same token, it also will make inputs for the U.S. more expensive.”
A report last month by TD economist Marc Ercolao said research shows a full-scale implementation of Trump’s tariff plan could lead to a near-five per cent reduction in Canadian export volumes to the U.S. by early-2027, relative to current baseline forecasts.
Retaliation by Canada would also increase costs for domestic producers, and push import volumes lower in the process.
“Slowing import activity mitigates some of the negative net trade impact on total GDP enough to avoid a technical recession, but still produces a period of extended stagnation through 2025 and 2026,” Ercolao said.
Since the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement came into effect in 2020, trade between Canada and the U.S. has surged by 46 per cent, according to the Toronto Region Board of Trade.
With that deal is up for review in 2026, Canadian Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Candace Laing said the Canadian government “must collaborate effectively with the Trump administration to preserve and strengthen our bilateral economic partnership.”
“With an impressive $3.6 billion in daily trade, Canada and the United States are each other’s closest international partners. The secure and efficient flow of goods and people across our border … remains essential for the economies of both countries,” she said in a statement.
“By resisting tariffs and trade barriers that will only raise prices and hurt consumers in both countries, Canada and the United States can strengthen resilient cross-border supply chains that enhance our shared economic security.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 6, 2024.
