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Logo: TVO Kids News.

Daniel dances in the studio.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, a red TVO Kids T-shirt and an unbuttoned red and black plaid shirt.

Daniel says WELCOME BACK, IT IS TIME FOR
OUR
TVO K NEWS
FEATURE.
NOW, THERE IS A LOT OF ELECTION
NEWS GOING ON THESE DAYS,
BUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT
IT ALL MEANS?
WE THOUGHT WE SHOULD CHECK IN
WITH RANCHDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL
STUDENTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

A clip rolls on a screen behind them.

Two girls say POLITICAL PARTIES IN ONTARIO.

A girl with straight brown hair with bangs says A NAME OF A POLITICAL PARTY
IS THE LIBERALS.

A girl in a white T-shirt says PC.

A girl in a pink tank top says THERE'S A GREEN.

A girl with braids and glasses says ND...
P.

Daniel says NOW, JOINING US ONCE AGAIN,
WE HAVE STEVE PAIKIN FROM
THE AGENDA.
WELCOME BACK.

Steve appears on the screen.

Steve is in his fifties, with short curly brown hair and wears a blue suit, white shirt, and polka dotted blue tie.

Steve says HELLO, DANIEL,
GOOD TO BE WITH YOU AGAIN.

Daniel says YEAH, GOOD TO
HAVE YOU BACK.
SO WE'VE HEARD THAT THERE AT
LEAST FOUR POLITICAL PARTIES
IN THE RUNNING IN THE
PROVINCIAL ELECTION.
ARE THERE MORE THAN FOUR?

Steve says OH, YEAH, THERE'S WAY
MORE THAN FOUR.
THERE'S ACTUALLY DOZENS.
BUT THE FOUR MAIN ONES
ARE THE LIBERALS,
PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVES,
NEW DEMOCRATS (NDP),
AND THE GREENS.
THOSE ARE THE FOUR PARTIES
THAT ARE GOING TO BE
RUNNING CANDIDATES
IN EVERY RIDING...
ALL 124 RIDINGS ACROSS THE
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.
SO THEY'RE THE FOUR MAIN ONES.

Daniel says RIGHT, SO WHY DO WE ONLY HEAR
ABOUT THESE FOUR MAIN PARTIES?
AND HOW WE DON'T HEAR
ABOUT THEIR PLATFORMS
AND WHAT WE WANT TO
DO FOR ONTARIO.

Steve says WELL, MOSTLY BECAUSE THESE
ARE THE FOUR PARTIES
THAT ARE RUNNING EVERYWHERE.
THESE ARE THE FOUR PARTIES WITH
THE MOST AMOUNT OF MONEY,
AND THEREFORE THEY CAN BUY
THE MOST ADVERTISING
AND HAVE THE MOST RESOURCES TO
TELL PEOPLE WHAT THEY'RE UP TO.
AND FRANKLY, THIS IS OUR 42ND
ELECTION IN ONTARIO HISTORY,
AND 39 OF THE PREVIOUS 41
ELECTIONS WERE WON BY
EITHER LIBERALS OR
CONSERVATIVES.
SO THAT'S WHY THEY TEND TO GET
MOST OF THE ATTENTION.

Daniel says WOW. RIGHT. OKAY.
NOW, LET'S QUICKLY CHECK IN
WITH RANCHDALE STUDENTS
TO SEE IF THEY KNOW WHAT EACH
POLITICAL PARTY DOES.

Two girls say WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?!

A girl in a floral jacket says NO, I DON'T REALLY KNOW
ANY DIFFERENCES...
BETWEEN PARTIES.

The girl with straight brown hair with bangs says WELL, I KNOW THAT THE GREEN...
LIKE, THEY LIKE
THE ENVIRONMENT.

A girl with long brown hair in a braid says WELL...
THEY HAVE DIFFERENT NAMES.

Daniel and Steve chuckle.

Daniel says STEVE, I'M WITH THESE STUDENTS.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
SO, ARE THERE BIG DIFFERENCES,
OR SMALL DIFFERENCES?
WHAT'S GOING ON?

Steve says THE ANSWER'S "YES."
SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES
ARE VERY BIG,
SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES ARE
NOT VERY BIG AT ALL.
BUT, LET'S NAIL IT DOWN TO THIS.
SOME PARTIES WANT THE GOVERNMENT
TO DO MORE FOR US,
SOME PARTIES WANT THE
GOVERNMENT TO DO LESS FOR US.
THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT THE
DIFFERENCES ARE ALL ABOUT.
PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVES
TRADITIONALLY BELIEVE IN
LESS GOVERNMENT.
LIBERALS BELIEVE IN A LITTLE
MORE GOVERNMENT.
NEW DEMOCRATS TEND TO BELIEVE IN
A LITTLE MORE GOVERNMENT.
DOING THINGS FOR US.
AND THE GREENS KIND OF GO ACROSS
THE SPECTRUM, AND OF COURSE,
HAVE THE ENVIRONMENT AT THE
CENTRE OF THEIR POLICY IDEAS.

Daniel says RIGHT, SO THIS IS
ALL REALLY HARD.
SO HOW DO YOU REALLY MAKE
A CHOICE OR VOTE?
FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE VEGGIE
ELECTION GOING ON TODAY,
SO HOW DO I DECIDE?

Steve chuckles and says WELL, THE FIRST THING YOU
GOTTA DO IS GET SMART.
THE FIRST THING YOU GOTTA DO IS
GET INVOLVED, GET ENGAGED,
GO ONTO THE WEBSITES, GO OUT TO
SOME CAMPAIGN EVENTS,
TALK TO YOUR NEIGHBOURS,
TALK TO THE CANDIDATES
WHEN THEY COME KNOCKING
ON YOUR DOORS.
FIND OUT WHAT THEY STAND FOR,
FIND OUT WHAT THEIR IDEAS ARE,
WHAT THEY WANNA DO IF
THEY GET ELECTED.
AND THEN, MAKE YOUR DECISION
ON THE 7TH OF JUNE.

Daniel says WOW. STEVE, THAT IS
SOME GREAT ADVICE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US HERE ON
TVO K NEWS.

Steve says ALWAYS A PLEASURE.

Daniel says AND GOOD LUCK WITH THE
PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS!

Steve gives a thumb up and says RIGHT ON.

Daniel says WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, TVO
KIDS, THAT IS ALL FROM US TODAY.
I'M DANIEL, AND THAT IS
YOUR
TVO K NEWS.

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