Here's where Toronto's mayoral candidates stand on Doug Ford's Ontario Place plans
CBC
The future of two Toronto tourism destinations have become hot campaign issues for the large field of candidates vying to be the city's next mayor.
The debate around the future of Ontario Place collided with plans for the Ontario Science Centre Tuesday as Premier Doug Ford said the province will bring both together on the same site on Toronto's waterfront.
A number of candidates running in the city's mayoral byelection rejected the idea, saying the Science Centre should instead remain in the east end. Here's where some of those candidates stand:
The former NDP MP who just jumped into the campaign Monday, called on Ford to halt his plan to move the Science Centre.
"Ripping the Ontario Science Centre out of the Flemingdon and Thorncliffe neighbourhoods is the wrong choice," she said in a statement.
"It is a precious space for local kids to gather, play and explore, and for parents to share the wonders of the world with their children. It is also a source of good local jobs in a community that is often left out of economic opportunity."
Chow is urging more consultation with the community on the future of the space.
Hunter said that a vote for her is a vote to keep the Ontario Science Centre in its current location.
The Scarborough MP said not every tourist attraction in the city needs to be downtown. If elected, she said she'd keep the Science Centre in its current location and build housing on its parking lot.
With the Eglinton Crosstown and the Ontario Line both coming soon, the Flemingdon and Thorncliffe neighbourhoods will have access to mass transit they've needed for years.
"So at a time when we are about to solve one of the things that has been inhibiting the growth of the Science Centre, we're now taking it away," she said. "And I think that's really disappointing."
City Councillor Josh Matlow questioned why the Ontario Science Centre had to move at all and said he'd push back against the plan if elected.
"As mayor, I'm not going to be taking a go-along-to-get-along approach with Premier Ford," he said.
Earlier this month, Matlow said he opposes Ford's plan to build a spa and underground parking at Ontario Place, and would also fight that plan if he's elected mayor.
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