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Not sure what happened in the party war rooms in the past few days, but all four major parties have committed to increasing the Ontario Disability Support Program. The increases would range from about $60 to nearly $1200 a month. @CityCynthia joins the show to give her read of why this issue has spiked to the top of the political priority list at Queen's Park.

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Media, whether it be defined as conventional, traditional, terrestrial, digital, or social, has evolved at a breathtaking pacing over the past few years. And that evolution has forced or prompted new habits and behaviours among media and news consumers. In years past, media would have been viewed as a primary source to inform voters during an election campaign. But in 2022, the consumption behaviour says as much or more about the consumer than the content may say about a political platform. In this episode of The Writ Race, Sussex Strategy Group VP Colleen Ryan weighs in on the effects these new behaviours are having on a campaign.

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If Andrea Horwath were paying attention, she would commit to reinstating the licence plate fees to pay for her dental care plan. That $120 per plate per year, 10 bucks a month! would be enough to pay for 5 years of that plan at $360 million per annum! That would be an easy relatable sell. But the Writ Race crew says neither oppo party is prepared to roll back Doug Ford's $1.8 billion gift to voters.

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Day one of the election campaign in Ontario was distracted by the abortion debate. Two weeks ago, the Liberals made headlines promising to ban handguns across the province.

Neither issue is relevant in this campaign. But they consume editorial oxygen because newsrooms are lazy. They don't want to explore the issues that are top of mind for families and businesses across the province. They simultaneously flash a shiny distraction then follow it! It's worth noting, the latest polling from Nik Nanos suggests Healthcare is the number one concern for Ontarians as we head for the polls on June 2. And its followed by a litany of affordability issues. Those issues are always tops in the list. That is the perennial call for change that is routinely ignored by media and political parties.

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Today on the DAILY BRIEF: The Writ Race in Ontario. The provincial legislature was dissolved at 4pm on May3. That makes today the first full day of campaigning in Ontario.

As it stands, this is Doug Ford's election to lose. It's also a last stand for Andrea Horwath. And survey says most voters don't who is standing as the leader of the Liberals. Affordability is THE ISSUE but what does that mean among the major parties?

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Today on the DAILY BRIEF: Lindsay Broadhead, Senior Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs at the Toronto Region Board of Trade weighs in on the number one issue for Ontarians during this election period: Affordability. And she says that starts with the cost of housing.

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Story Studio Network is excited to announce Steve Cassar is joining the team as a Senior Executive Producer. Steve is a veteran broadcast journalist, leading award winning teams at CTV News in Toronto and Sportsnet. Steve was also a Supervising Producer for the Olympic Broadcasting Services in Beijing and Tokyo. Most recently, Steve jumped into the podcast production world, founding Podcasts that Pop - a boutique production service supporting businesses and organizations that wanted to create their own branded podcasts. As of May 1, Steve brings his experience and story telling acumen to the team at Story Studio Network and we're thrilled to have him in the stable!

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Here's our weekly Roundtable on Ontario politics with Sabrina Nanji, Keith Leslie, John Wright and Dave Trafford. On The Ledge will go "daily" as soon as the Lt. Governor dissolves the assembly and that's expected to officially happen on Wednesday! SO, the Daily Brief will be all about the WRIT RACE to election day on June 2nd.

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The Raptors are attempting to make NBA history in their playoff series with Philadelphia. Auston Matthews made history scoring his 6oth of the season. Now, the Leafs are just hoping to win a playoff series.  And the Blue Jays are as advertised - so far! Rod Black joins the Daily Brief to talk sports!

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Today on the Daily Brief: Daily Bread CEO, Neil Hetherington joins the show to talk about the number one issue facing Ontario as we head into a provincial election campaign.  The cost of living, housing and food affordability has to be addressed in a meaningful way and that will require courageous leadership. Are our politicians up to the task?

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