The June 12th Ontario Election is fast approaching, and we want to know where provincial candidates stand on what CPF Ontario members care about: more and better opportunities for our children to learn and use French! On May 27th, we emailed all candidates the same questionnaire. These were our four questions: Q1: Are you aware that there are over 1.4 million Ontarians who speak both English and French, the vast majority of whom learned French as a second language?

Q2: Do you believe funding for French Second Language education programs should be maintained, increased or decreased? Why?

Q3: In a competitive global economy, where 52 nations have French as an official or working language, do you believe French-language, post-secondary education should be a priority in Ontario?

Q4: What has been your or your family’s experience with French?

Read the answers from candidates who have replied to our email. Please Note: Candidates’ email responses have been converted to PDF files and some have 2 or more pages. The list below is arranged in alphabetical order by the candidates’ first name. We will continue to post candidates’ responses up until election day. If your candidate is not listed yet, check this page again for updates. You can also download each party’s proposals for Ontario’s education further below (after the candidates’ responses.)

Responses from Party Leaders

Kathleen Wynne | Liberal Party | Don Valley West (email body)Kathleen Wynne | Liberal Party | Don Valley West (attached file with survey responses)TimHudak | Progressive Conservative Party | Niagara West – Glanbrook (email body)TimHudak | Progressive Conservative Party | Niagara West – Glanbrook (attached file with survey response)

Responses from other Provincial Candidates

Adam DeVita | New Democratic Party | Richmond Hill Adam Wright | Green Party | Windsor – Tecumseh Alex Hill | Green Party | Ottawa West – Nepean Alexandra Zalucky | Green Party | Algoma – Manitoulin Andrew Roblin | Green Party | Newmarket – AuroraAnn Hoggarth | Liberal Party | BarrieArthur Potts | Liberal Party | Beaches – East YorkBobbie Daid | Liberal Party | Dufferin – CaledonBonnie North | Green Party | BarrieChristine Milks | Liberal Party | Leeds – GrenvilleCrystal Meloche | Liberal Party | EssexDeb Matthews | Liberal Party | London North CentreDipika Damerla | Liberal Party | Mississauga East – CooksvilleElaine MacDonald | New Democratic Party | Stormont – Dundas – South Glengarry Emilia Melara | Green Party | Oak Ridges – Markham Fred Larsen | Liberal Party | Simcoe North Gordon Kubanek | Green Party | Nepean – Carleton Greg Zink | Green Party | HamiltonJames Gordon | New Democratic Party | GuelphJane Twinney | PC Candidate | Newmarket – ­AuroraJulia Munro | Progressive Conservative Party |York – SimcoeKara Flannigan | Green Party | Sault Ste. MarieKeith McAlister | Green Party | London WestKevin Flynn | Liberal Party | OakvilleKevin Labonte | Green Party | London North Centre Liz Sandals | Liberal Party | GuelphLou Rinaldi | Liberal Party | Northumberland – Quinte WestLucas McCann | Green Party | Eglinton-LawrenceMatt Young | Progressive Conservative Party | Ottawa South Michael Ceci | Progressive Conservative Party | WillowdaleMike Radan | Liberal Party | Lambton – Kent – Middlesex Monte Kwinter | Liberal Party | York Centre Nadine Kormos Hawkins | New Democratic Party | Markham – UnionvilleNancy Leblanc | Liberal Party | Parkdale­ – High Park Nicolas Johnson | Progressive Conservative Party | Beaches – East YorkPauline Thornham | Green Party | Bramalea – Gore – MaltonPeter Ormond | Green Party | Hamilton CentreRachel Power | Green Party | Toronto – DanforthRob Leone | Progressive Conservative Party | CambridgeRobert Kiley | Green Party | Kingston and the IslandsSandra Yeung Racco | Liberal Party | ThornhillSébastien Goyer | Liberal Party | Timiskaming – Cochrane Stacey Danckert | Green Party | Kitchener – WaterlooTeresa Pun​ | Green Party | WillowdaleTim Rudkins | Green Party | Parkdale – High ParkWayne Wright | Liberal Party | Kitchener – Conestoga

Party Proposals on Education

Green Party Election Platform (Education Proposals on Page 10) Liberal Party Education Platform NDP Election Platform (Education Proposals on Page 6) PC Election Platform (Education Proposals on Pages 19-21)