Thunder Bay – Atikokan candidates were knocking on doors in hopes of generating some last minute voter support on the eve of the provincial election.
Progressive Conservative candidate Fred Gilbert said while he was canvassing he found it surprising that many people were still undecided on who to vote for.
“I’m chatting with them, talking about the need to do things differently, and trying to get them to understand how bad our financial situation is and that we need to bring spending under control and give a break to people that need it,” Gilbert said.
The PC candidate added that he would be canvassing areas all day and heading out to the Bombardier plant for the shift change to chat with workers. Although, he admitted it was a long shot.
“We know that they aren’t necessarily our strongest supporters,” he said.
Liberal candidate Bill Mauro also went door-to-door in hopes of swaying the undecided voters. He said the Liberals recently gained a major boost from two endorsements from Canadian Auto Workers locals.
“We’re very excited about that support,” Mauro said. “That’s a lot of folks and we’re hoping that that helps and translates to support at the polls as well. We’re very encouraged by that support. Beyond that, we’re just out doing our work and we’re going to continue doing that right until we no longer can. I hope enough people are pleased with what we’ve been able to bring to the riding over the past 8 years.”
Mauro added that he stood by what he calls his government’s record and the high level of investment that has come into Northwestern Ontario.
NDP candidate Mary Kozorys said Andrea Horwath’s last visit to the city created a huge moment and hoped that would carry on into the election.
“I do feel an orange tide rising,” Kozorys said.
“But we`ll see what happens tomorrow. The surprise has been the number of people who I think are expecting a change to happen. It’s been overwhelming the number of people that we’ve had who have volunteered. Our campaign team has been strong right from the outset.”
