Moments before Ontario Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie launched her campaign in Barrie Wednesday morning, the Progressive Conservatives released a statement indicating the city's mayor had endorsed Doug Ford.
“Premier Ford is an incredible partner for Barrie,” Nuttall said in the statement. “Along with MPPs (Andrea) Khanjin and (Doug) Downey, he has delivered funding for rehabilitative services to combat addictions, housing dollars that have helped Barrie move forward with hundreds of affordable housing units, infrastructure that will bring hundreds of acres of land online for job creation, and consistent support for front-line policing in Barrie.
“Now is not the time for change. It’s time to implement the bold agenda that has begun and protect the jobs of Ontarians,” Nuttall added in the statement.
Asked about Nuttall's choice of leader to run the province, Crombie told Barrie 360 news that she loves Barrie, as she laid out statistics that concerned her.
"There are 55,000 people here that don't have a family doctor," Crombie stated. "I had an opportunity to visit the food bank here, and there are 7,000 families who seek help from the food bank every single month. There is a huge homelessness, mental health and addiction crisis here in Barrie."
She said the Ontario government doesn't have solutions for these problems.
"The only way to get it done is a Liberal government who will invest in our health-care, our education system, invest in housing and supportive housing with wrap around services for those who need them."
