Maxime Bernier will be the third federal party leader to visit Windsor-Essex so far this election campaign.
The leader of the People's Party of Canada will be at the Ciociarro Club on North Talbot Road September 30 for a barbecue with party supporters and a public rally.
The barbecue gets underway at 5:30 p.m., and the rally at 7:30 p.m.
The following day, Bernier will be in Chatham-Kent at the Chatham Wish Centre from 8 a.m. until 9:30 a.m., and a the Wallaceburg Legion from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. before visiting Sarnia and Strathroy.
So far, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh have come to the area to bolster the campaigns of their candidates.
The People's Party of Canada has three candidates running in the region.
Darryl Burrell is running in Windsor West against NDP incumbent Brian Masse, Sandra Pupatello who is returning to politics after an eight-year absence for the Liberals, Henry Lau of the Conservatives, and the Green Party's Sean Quinn Hunt.
In Windsor-Tecumseh, Dan Burr is running for the People's Party of Canada against Leo DeMarce of the Conservatives, Windsor city councillor Irek Kusmiercyzk, Giovanni Abati of the Greens, and incumbent Cheryl Hardcastle who is running for the NDP.
Bill Capes is running against Andrey Festeryga of the Liberals, Chris Lewis from the Conservative Party, and Tracey Ramsey of the NDP and the incumbent in that riding.
The election on October 21 will mean a new MP for Chatham-Kent-Leamington. Conservative Dave Van Kesteren held the riding for 14 years but announced in January 2018 he was retiring from politics to spend more time with family.
The People's Party has John Balagtas running in Chatham-Kent-Leamington against Katie Omstead of the Liberals, Conservative David Epp, the NDP's Tony Walsh, and Mark Vancouteren of the Green Party.
Windsor area PPC candidates. July 23, 2019. Photo by Paul Pedro)
The party, which was founded by Bernier after he decided to quit the Conservative Party soon after he failed a party leadership bid, is running on a platform of corporate tax cuts, reforming the way equalization payments are given to provinces, phasing out supply management protection rules for milk, eggs, and poultry.
The party said it would scrap the federal carbon tax and withdraw Canada from the Paris Accord. It does not believe there is a climate emergency.
If elected, the People's Party of Canada said it would also privatize Canada Post and the CBC.
Some of the more controversial planks in the party's platform include its stand on immigration, freedom of expression, and gun laws.
Back in July, Capes explained his party's commitment to freedom of expression.
"They believe in diverse ideas, and I believe they should all be able to express their ideas freely without persecution from anybody, not even the Crown," he told BackburnNews.com referring to the people in the riding of Essex.
Fellow candidate, Balagtas called political correctness a "cancer" and said, "Canadians are tongue-tied in their own country."
The party has drawn criticism for its stance on immigration. It would put a cap on the number of immigrants allowed into Canada each year at 250,000 while boosting resources to conduct background checks on those who want to move to the country. It also wants to "end reliance on United Nations refugee selection," according to its website.
Gun laws would also change. The People's Party of Canada says it would double the length of licenses from five years to 10, repeal restrictions on magazine size, classify guns based on function, not appearance, and make safety classes more available.