Ontario election 2025: Who's running where in southwestern Ontario
CBC Windsor will help you stay informed by keeping on top of each local riding, its candidates, and what they are up to.
The Progressive Conservatives have come into the election with a full slate of candidates ready to go and a call for voters to give them a new and enlarged mandate to steer the province through the uncertainty and potential economic devastation brought by U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs.
In the Windsor-Essex area, that means they'll be targeting the riding of Windsor West, currently held by NDP MPP Lisa Gretzky, the lone non-PC MPP in the region.
But the opposition parties have accused Ford of using the tariff issue to distract from his record on health care, education, long-term care and housing, issues where they say he's failing Ontarians.
And critics have said Ford is wasting nearly $200 million on an election that could have gone toward social programs.
The NDP, Liberals and Greens all have yet to confirm a full slate of candidates in southwestern Ontario.
Here's a full list of who's running so far. This list will be updated as candidates announce.
Windsor West
This riding — home to the University of Windsor, the Ambassador Bridge the soon-to-be-open Gordie Howe bridge — has been represented by the NDP's Lisa Gretzky since 2014. But the PCs have indicated they would like to win it away from her and sweep the region. They have nominated Tony Francis to go after the seat.
The following candidates have so far announced they will run in Windsor West.
Lisa Gretzky - NDP (incumbent)
Tony Francis - Progressive Conservative
Joshua Griffin - New Blue Party
Windsor-Tecumseh
The Feb. 27 election will mark a rematch between incumbent PC candidate Andrew Dowie, a former Tecumseh town councillor who won the seat in 2022, and the NDP's Gemma Grey-Hall, who placed a distant second in that race. So far, they are the only two confirmed candidates in the riding.
Andrew Dowie - Progressive Conservative (incumbent)
Gemma Grey-Hall - NDP
Essex
Former Amherstburg deputy mayor Anthony Leardi won this riding for the PCs in 2022 after NDP MPP Taras Natyshak announced he would not seek re-election. This time around, Rachael Mills will try to win it back for the NDP. The Liberals have yet to confirm a candidate in the riding, which consists of LaSalle, Lakeshore, Kingsville, Amherstburg and Essex.
The following candidates have so far announced they will run in Essex.
Anthony Leardi - Progressive Conservative (incumbent)
Rachael Mills - NDP
Kevin Linfield - None of the Above Direct Democratic Party
Chatham-Kent-Leamington
Leamington includes Chatham-Kent, Leamington, Lakeshore and the Township of Pelee. Trevor Jones won this riding for the PCs in 2022 after previously serving as a Leamington town councillor. So far, he is the only major party candidate to be confirmed in the riding for the Feb. 27 election.
Trevor Jones - Progressive Conservative (incumbent)
Sarnia-Lambton
Sarnia-Lambton, which includes Sarnia, Petrolia, Point Edward, Plympton-Wyoming, Enniskillen, St. Clair and Oil Springs, has been held by the PC's Bob Bailey since 2007.
Bob Bailey - Progressive Conservative (incumbent)
Keith Benn - New Blue Party
Lambton-Kent-Middlesex
PC candidate Steve Pinsonneault has represented this large, rural riding for less than a year after winning it in a May 2024 by-election following the resignation of former Tory cabinet minister Monte McNaughton. He will face off against Liberal Cathy Burghardt-Jesson, who placed a distant second in the previous race.
The following candidates have so far announced they will run in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex
Steve Pinsonneault - Progressive Conservative (incumbent)
Cathy Burghardt-Jesson - Liberal
Dean Eve - None of the Above Democratic Party
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The Company believes that these performance measures are commonly used by certain investors, in conjunction with conventional GAAP measures, to enhance their understanding of the Company's performance. The Company uses these performance measures extensively in internal decision-making processes, including to assess how well the Empire State Mine is performing and to assist in the assessment of the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the mine site management team. The tables below provide a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable IFRS measures as contained within the Company's issued financial statements. C1 Cash Cost Per Payable Pound Sold C1 cash cost is a non-GAAP measure. C1 cash cost represents the cash cost incurred at each processing stage, from mining through to recoverable metal delivered to customers, including mine site operating and general and administrative costs, freight, treatment and refining charges. 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These statements appear in a number of places in this news release and include statements regarding our intent, or the beliefs or current expectations of our officers and directors, including that Titan is on track to commission the first integrated US graphite facility in 2025; expected commissioning in Q4 2025, making Titan the first integrated producer of natural flake graphite in the U.S. in over 70 years; Titan is building the foundation to become a multi-commodity, integrated supplier of critical minerals to the U.S. economy; the Kilbourne graphite first phase processing facility is rapidly progressing toward commissioning; we're positioning Titan as a future-facing, U.S.-based supplier of both industrial and critical minerals; high-grade ore from the Lower Mahler zone supported above-budget output; N2D production is ramping from 250 to 500 tons per day in Q3; drilling continues to hit mineralization at anticipated grades outside of the existing life of mine model signifying mine life expansion potential; drilling for 2025 is expected to continue at previously outlined targets including Parish. When used in this news release words such as 'to be', 'will', 'planned', 'expected', 'potential', and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements and/or information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements since the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to vary materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements, including risks related to general business, economic, competitive, political, regulatory and social uncertainties; actual results of exploration activities and economic evaluations being different than modelled; fluctuations in currency exchange rates; changes in project parameters; changes in costs, including labor, infrastructure, operating and production costs in respect of both the Company's zinc and graphite operations; future prices of zinc, graphite and other minerals; variations of mineral grade or recovery rates; operating or technical difficulties in connection with exploration, development or mining activities, including the failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated in respect of both the Company's zinc and graphite operations; delays in completion of exploration, development or construction activities in respect of both the Company's zinc and graphite operations; changes in government legislation and regulation; the ability to maintain and renew existing licenses and permits or obtain required licenses and permits in a timely manner; the ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms in a timely manner; contests over title to properties; employee relations and shortages of skilled personnel and contractors; the speculative nature of, and the risks involved in, the exploration, development and mining business; and the factors discussed in the section entitled 'Risks Factors' in the Company's most recent annual information form filed on SEDAR+. Such forward-looking statements are based on various assumptions, including assumptions made with regard to our forecasts and expected cash flows; our projected capital and operating costs in respect of both the Company's zinc and graphite operations; our expectations regarding mining and metallurgical recoveries in respect of both the Company's zinc and graphite operations; mine life and production rates in respect of both the Company's zinc and graphite operations; that laws or regulations impacting mining activities will remain consistent; our approved business plans; our mineral resource estimates and results of the PEA; our experience with regulators; political and social support of the mining industry in New York State; our experience and knowledge of the New York State mining industry and our expectations of economic conditions and the price of zinc and graphite; demand for graphite; exploration results; the ability to secure adequate financing (as needed); the Company maintaining its current strategy and objectives; and the Company's ability to achieve its growth objectives. 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