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Leaders of Ontario Liberals, New Democrats promise to help young people

  • Liam Casey

    Liam Casey

  • Canadian Press

  • February 11, 2025

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie appears at a campaign event in Toronto, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Two Ontario leaders have laid out plans on the campaign trail to help young people deal with the affordability crisis.

Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie says she would eliminate interest on student loans, create 40,000 paid internships and apprenticeships through tax credits to companies and make student residences more affordable.

NDP Leader Marit Stiles says her party would introduce rent control and turn student loans into grants.

Both Stiles and Crombie say they would keep post-secondary tuition frozen for domestic students, with Crombie saying she would cap international student enrolment at 10 per cent at all Ontario colleges and universities.

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is in Washington, D.C., today to meet with U.S. lawmakers and business leaders in his capacity as Ontario premier.

The snap election Ford called is set for Feb. 27.

-- With files from Rianna Lim in Toronto and Maan Alhmidi in Kitchener, Ont.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 11, 2025.