LGTIRL ONTARIO PEOPLE'S FRONT CANDIDATE: STEPHEN IRELAND

Stephen Ireland is the Ontario People's Front candidate in the riding of Leeds-grenville — Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes.

JUST THE FACTS

NAME: Stephen Ireland AGE: Confidential PARTY: Ontario People's Front

PREVIOUS POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Municipal councillor for Merrickville-wolford (four years)

OCCUPATION: Electrical engineer with 25 years experience as a licensed professional.

TOP THREE ISSUES IN THIS ELECTION:

1. Healthcare and

pandemic response: The risk factors for serious COVID-19 outcomes were well understood by the middle of 2020. Our government failed to use this information to carry out focused protection for the vulnerable and avoid the lockdowns and serious damage to small business, the economy, and mental health of so many. Early treatment protocols were being tested and proven to work in other jurisdictions, but governments failed to recognize and apply these measures which could have saved 90 per cent of COVID mortalities.

2. Digital IDS: The Ontario government is racing down the path to follow the whims of the federal government and have digital IDS for all citizens. This is a slippery slope that will almost certainly result in some form of social credit system as is currently used in China.

3. Ethics and transparency: Acting in the best interest of constituents is secondary to preserving power for the governing party. This must change to restore confidence in government.