TORONTO - A look at some key Liberal election promises:
- Close all coal-fired power plants by 2014 (promised by 2007 in 2003)
- No new taxes or tax increases (promised in 2003)
- No roll back of health-care tax
- Increase education funding by $3.1 billion a year by 2011
- All-day junior and senior kindergarten classes starting in 2010 (promised in 2003)
- $300 textbook grants to college and university students
- Tax credits for kids in extra-curricular programs
- A $45-million denticare program for low-income families
- A $42-million program to help kids with homework
- A new statutory holiday in February
- Hire 9,000 new nurses
- Ban trans fats from all school cafeterias
- Ban the cosmetic use of pesticides