Ontario’s election day has arrived, and candidates will be casting their votes, attending their party’s election night events, and awaiting the results.
Here’s a look at the itinerary of each party leader for June 2.
Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford
Doug Ford will attend his party’s election night event. No time or location was given by his party as of publication time.Ford has campaigned largely on his party’s promises to build highways and hospitals, increase the housing supply, and make “significant” investments in health care, education and critical infrastructure.
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath
Andrea Horwath will be in Hamilton on election day, starting with voting at Melrose United Church at 9.30 a.m.Story continues below advertisement
She will then head to Hamilton Convention Centre, Wentworth Ballroom, at 9 p.m. to wait for the election results.
This election marks Horwath’s fourth run for the premier’s office after her party made gains in 2018 to form the official opposition in the provincial parliament.
Her party has proposed implementing universal pharmacare, covering mental health and birth control, and raising the minimum wage to $20 in 2026.
Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca
Steven Del Duca will cast his vote at 10.30 a.m. at Woodbridge Pool and Memorial Arena in Vaughan.He will proceed to his party’s election night event at Paramount Events Centre in Woodbridge at 7 p.m.
His party’s platform vows to remove the HST from prepared food, ban handguns, and raise the minimum wage to $16 an hour, among other promises.
Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner
Mike Schreiner started the day meeting volunteers and supporters in Guelph, before heading to Guelph City Hall to cast his vote at 10 a.m.His schedule in Guelph for the rest of the day includes more meetings with his campaign team and events with volunteers and supporters.
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He is scheduled to deliver his election night speech at approximately 10 p.m. at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Guelph Conference Centre.
New Blue Party Leader Jim Karahalios
Jim Karahalios will be joined by his wife, Ontario MPP Belinda Karahalios, and his party’s new candidates at 8 p.m. at The Argyle Arms, a locally-owned British pub and restaurant in Cambridge, to await election results.His party pledges to end all COVID-19 mandates, including a ban on vaccine passports, and to repeal Ford’s emergency measures.
Ontario Party Leader Derek Sloan
There is no update from Derek Sloan’s office at the time of publication.He posted a tweet on Wednesday, promising voters that his party will stand for freedom, family, and faith, including ending all COVID-19 mandates and restrictions if elected.
The Canadian Press contributed to this article.