Ontario Liberals promise to plant 800 million trees if elected

The Ontario Liberal Party is promising to plant 800 million trees if the party wins the June 2 election.

Leader Steven Del Duca said his plan would plant 100 million trees every year for eight years.

If Ontario families want to plant trees at their homes, he said they would have access to trees at no cost. The Liberal plan would also provide municipalities with trees for free to plant in their communities.

Del Duca said his plan will help in removing pollution from the air in the province. It will also create about 2,000 jobs for graduates and students.

The party didn’t say how much the tree-planting initiative will cost, but Del Duca said earlier that his party will be releasing a fully costed platform soon.