Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles reiterated her pledge on Saturday to make northern Ontario highways safer, promising to widen some highways and end private highway maintenance contracts.
Her announcement in Thunder Bay came after all four of the province’s main party leaders clashed in their first debate on Friday in North Bay, Ont., held specifically to discuss northern issues such as infrastructure, road safety and an addictions crisis that has hit many communities hard.
"Nobody relies on highways as much as the people in northern Ontario," Stiles said at an education centre. "It is crucial to be getting anywhere, and, frankly, crucial to be able to do just daily things."