Young Voters Have Spoken
			
			
				
					
					
						
					
					
					
						
					
					
					
						
					
				
				
					
						
						Lexi Tysoski
					
					
						
						Tuesday, May 10, 2022
					
				 
			 
			
		 
		
		
			With Ontarians set to head to the polls on June Second, housing affordability, minimum wage and the rising cost of living are considered top priorities by younger voters.
With the price of homes soaring and how expensive everyday items are young Canadians are looking for answers on how the ontario government will be handling these situations. 
The Candidates for Brantford-Brant County are as follows. We are waiting to see what they have to say about the top issues they feel are affecting our area.
NDP: Harvey Bischof
Progressive Conservative: Will Bouma - Incumbent
Green: Karleigh Csordas
Liberal: Ruby Toor
Nicholas Archer (None of the Above Party), Tad Brudzinski (New Blue Party of Ontario) Rob Ferguson (Ontario Libertarian Party), Suzanne Coles (Ontario Party)
2018 Election Results show that the NDP was not far behind the PC Party. 
 
	
		
			| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | 
		
			|  | Progressive Conservative | Will Bouma | 24,437 | 41.56% | 
		
			|  | NDP | Alex Felsky | 23,802 | 40.48% | 
		
			|  | Liberal | Ruby Toor | 5,553 | 9.44% | 
		
			|  | Green | Ken Burns | 2,741 | 4.66% | 
		
			|  | Ontario Party | Dave Wrobel | 534 | 0.91% | 
		
			|  | None of the Above | Nicholas Archer | 424 | 0.72% | 
		
			|  | Ontario Libertarian Party | Rob Ferguson | 379 | 0.64% | 
		
			|  | Canadians' Choice Party | Leslie Bory | 258 | 0.44% | 
		
			|  | Pauper | John Turmel | 60 | 0.1% | 
	
Information from: 
CBC News, 
The Toronto Star