Who’s running for MPP in Peterborough—Kawartha?

The 2022 Ontario election is on June 2. In Peterborough—Kawartha, six candidates are trying to unseat the Progressive Conservative incumbent Dave Smith, who is running for reelection.Those candidates are: Jen Deck (New Democratic Party), Greg Dempsey (Liberal Party), Robert Gibson (Green Party), Tom Marazzo (Ontario Party), Rebecca Quinnell (New Blue Party), and Dylan Smith (None of the Above Party).Peterborough Currents invited the four major-party candidates in the riding to sit for an interview to discuss why they’re running and what they’ll do about some of the biggest issues facing our community.Deck, Dempsey and Gibson agreed, but Dave Smith did not respond to our requests, which were sent by text, email, and in-person messages. In this first episode of our election series, Deck, Dempsey and Gibson introduce themselves and run through what their biggest priorities for the riding are. Then, they each share how they’ll work to restore decency and respect to our political discourse.Stay tuned for future episodes, which will cover topics such as policing, housing, and the drug poisoning crisis.Mentioned in the show:The environment and climate change debate,  moderated by Mary Ellen Abberger, Malaika Collette and Gabriel Trozzi Stamou.Music by Erika Nininger