Compare the Ontario party platforms for yourself here

Are you looking to compare the promises and proposals of Ontario's major political parties? Look no further. 

This story contains the platform documents released by each party ahead of the June 2 general election. There are also links to CBC News coverage of the platforms, in case you want more context.

Progressive Conservatives

Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives are campaigning with the slogan "Let's get it done."

What does that mean?

Well, most of the party's promises are contained in the pre-election budget the PCs released on April 28, which features some $198.6 billion in spending, much of it ear-marked for infrastructure.

Highlights include:

• $158.8 billion for core infrastructure projects such as highways, public transit, health-care facilities and schools that will be spent over the next decade, with an aim to spend $20 billion of that total this year and next.
• $25.1 billion for highways, including the controversial Highway 413.
• $61.1 billion for public transit projects, and $40 billion for hospitals and other health-care facilities.
• $21 billion earmarked for schools.
• The party has also promised to expand eligibility for the low-income individuals and families (LIFT) tax credit, as well as to create a tax credit for Ontario seniors care at home, which would help those aged 70 and older with certain medical costs.

You can read more about Ford's spending plan here or view the budget for yourself below:

New Democratic Party

The Ontario NDP was quick to release its platform, which includes the big promises of pharmacare and dental care programs and a focus on making life more affordable.

Leader Andrea Horwath's campaign slogan: "Strong. Ready. Working for you."

Highlights include:

• $475 million for a pharmacare program for all Ontarians.
• Hiring 10,000 personal support workers and giving PSWs a raise of at least $2 an hour, as well as hiring 30,000 nurses and expediting credential recognition for 15,000 internationally trained nurses. 
• Targets for housing include 100,000 new social units, and 60,000 supportive units.
• Raising the minimum wage to $16 an hour in 2022 and to $20 in 2026.
• Freezing income tax for low- and middle-income residents for four years.

Here's a look at the New Democrat platform, the costing of which was released by the party on Sunday. 

Liberals

Steven Del Duca's Liberals put housing front and centre in their platform, promising a range of solutions to a central part of the affordability crisis Ontarians face.

Those pledges include one single rent control system as well as stiffer penalties for those who keep homes vacant in urban areas. 

Highlights include:

• Bringing back rent control for all rental units in Ontario.
• Building 1.5 million homes in the next decade, a target both the NDP and Conservatives have also committed to.
• Putting $1 billion toward clearing surgical backlogs. 
• Raising the minimum wage to $16 an hour and boosting disability payments by 20 per cent.
• Implementing $1 per ride transit fares until 2024.

The Liberals are calling their costed platform "A place to grow." You can read more about it here or review it for yourself below:

Green Party of Ontario

The Green Party of Ontario offers the most divergent platform from its political rivals.

Leader Mike Schreiner's costed plan focuses on climate change and includes $65 billion in funding to transition the province to a "new climate economy."

Highlights include:

• A pledge to retrofit 40 per cent of existing Ontario homes and workplaces by 2030, and 100 per cent by 2040.
• Halving carbon pollution by 2030 and reaching net zero by 2045, to be helped by phasing out new gas and diesel passenger vehicles, medium-duty trucks and buses by 2030 and bringing in a $10,000 rebate for electric vehicles.
• Covering one year of college tuition for 60,000 people who want to work in green jobs.
• Turning the province's chief medical officer of health position into an independent watchdog role, similar to an auditor, and bring back the Office of the Environmental Commissioner.
• Boosting home-care spending by 20 per cent, setting a base wage of $25 an hour for PSWs, and setting up a basic income pilot program for unpaid family and community caregivers.

Here's a look at the Green plan with by the complete version below:

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