Party Responses to Queer Vote Ontario Questionnaire
The Results Are In!
On April 27th 2022, Queer Vote Ontario submitted a questionnaire to each major Ontario political party with key questions on 2SLGBTQIA+ issues in the 2022 Ontario election. The Green Party of Ontario, Ontario Liberal Party and Ontario New Democratic Party submitted responses. The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party did not submit a response.
On May 19th and May 25th, the Queer Vote Ontario coalition met to review party responses. We assessed each party response alongside their platform commitments on 2SLGBTQIA+ issues. We graded for 2022, not 2002.
The results are in – the Green Party and the NDP received B grades, followed by a B- for the Liberal Party, and a resounding F – for failure to respond – from the Ontario Progressive Conservatives.
The ONDP, GPO and OLP all affirmed their commitments to QVO’s three policy priorities for the 2022 provincial election – expanding access to gender affirming healthcare, creating a 2SLGBTQIA+ action plan and dedicating $25M a year to 2SLGBTQIA+ health, social and community services. The Progressive Conservatives did not respond and are the only major Ontario political party that has not endorsed our election priorities.
You can review the party responses to our Queer Vote Ontario questionnaire below.