{
  "id": 18232191,
  "title": "Liberal leadership hopefuls talk taxes, affordability and Doug Ford in final debate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/liberal-leadership-hopefuls-talk-taxes-affordability-and-doug-ford-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T02:28:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/health/2026/11/04/liberal-leadership-hopefuls-talk-taxes-affordability-and-doug-ford-in-final-debate"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ontario Liberal leadership hopefuls are positioning themselves as the alternative to Premier Doug Ford during the final debate before voting, with minimal disagreement among them. They contrast their serious approach with Ford's folksy and bombastic demeanor. The candidates, Navdeep Bains, Stephanie Bowman, Lee Fairclough, and Dylan Marando, agreed on several issues, including economic and health-care reforms, and rebuilding the Liberal party. However, they had differing opinions on the potential tax changes. Fairclough and Marando proposed tax reforms, including increasing the tax base for municipalities and taxing big businesses more, respectively. In contrast, Bowman and Bains maintained that they would not raise taxes due to the province's ongoing affordability crisis.",
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        "title": "Ontario Liberal leadership hopefuls talk taxes, affordability and Doug Ford in final debate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/ontario-liberal-leadership-hopefuls-talk-taxes-affordability-and-doug",
        "published": "2026-11-05T04:26:41.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}