Cover up plants, especially those in frost-prone areas.
Patchy frost overnight into early Friday morning.
Temperatures are expected to drop to near the freezing mark overnight into early Friday morning.
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ONTARIO ELECTION 2025: Healthcare crisis, doctor shortage, cost of living — top issues for voters on election day Feb. 27
Metroland reader survey asked Ontario voters what the most important were to them leading up to the Ontario provincial election on Feb. 27. Here’s what you told us.
With the Ontario election coming up Feb. 27, we wanted to know what issues matter most to voters.
Issues facing Ontario residents run the gamut — housing, affordability, homelessness, intimate partner violence, inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility, and many others.
In a short survey, we asked readers to list their top 3 issues to help inform our provincial election coverage. Many took us up on the offer.
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The survey ran Jan. 30 to Feb. 21 and received more than 670 responses.
Top voter concerns on Ontario residents’ minds
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Healthcare, access to family doctors, long wait-times
Health care was the number 1 issue shared by Ontario residents, with access to family doctors, long wait-times and underfunding among some of their health care-related concerns.
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Housing and homelessness, education, environmental concerns
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Affordability, housing and homelessness, education and the environment were among the top issues identified by readers.
Cost of living and affordability
The high cost of living, including housing and food, taxes, housing affordability, affordable housing, homelessness, pollution, climate change and protecting green spaces were identified as issues that matter to survey respondents.
Trump and tariffs
Readers are also concerned about the provincial debt, government spending and the economy, with references to Trump and tariffs included in their responses.
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