My name is Dave Brunelle, and I’m 6th-generation from Simcoe North, raised and currently live in Lafontaine, in the Township of Tiny. I’m a husband, a father to three men in their 30’s, and a grandfather to a 3 ½ yr old boy.

I’m a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University, with a major in Economics. I have 40 years experience in various industries, including construction and hospitality, 30 years of community coaching, and 20 years being a small landlord, all of this in the North Simcoe area. Over the past two and a half years, I’ve been representing the residents of Tiny as a member of council, as well as sitting on various committees.

The reason why I’m running is, like many residents of the Simcoe North riding, I became increasingly frustrated with our current government’s fiscal irresponsibility, lack of integrity, disregard for accountability, and government policies driven by unelected bureaucrats, lobbyists and special interest groups. It’s time for a change in how we do politics. I am committed to bringing about that change.

In its first election in 2022, the New Blue Party became Ontario’s fifth largest political party! Since that election, there has been 7 by-elections, and the New Blue Party garnered more votes than the Green Party in 4 of them. And as of today, the New Blue Party has candidates in 108 of the 124 provincial ridings in this election.

When it comes down to tariff threats, instead of calling an election a year and a half earlier than needed to have a stronger provincial mandate, and getting into a trade war with the U.S. that we’re not going to win, we need a provincial government focusing their efforts to de-escalate tensions between our two countries, work together on shared goals, and find common ground to restore our mutually beneficial relationship. And to also work with our federal government to secure our border to curb the influx of fentanyl and un-documented migrants.

The people of Ontario are sick and tired of the usual election rhetoric from the four established parties telling people what they want to hear during an election, not doing what they said they were going to do once elected, and spending their way out of problems to stay elected, which we all know leads to higher taxes.

The New Blue Party of Ontario was formed to offer the solutions necessary to ensure our province’s future is one of hope, opportunity, and prosperity, by renewing accountability, promoting meritocracy, providing tax relief and growing Ontario’s economy.