With no incumbent in the riding of Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte, federal candidates are vying for voter support.
The campaign office for Green candidate Marty Lancaster is a buzz of activity just one week before election day.
The high school environmental science and physics teacher says his students inspired him to run. His focus in the riding is on homelessness. "I stepped over a homeless guy in the stairwell just coming here this morning. We have to work on this."
Green candidate Marty Lancaster.
Conservative candidate Doug Shipley is a three-term Barrie city councillor and says he's ready to champion local issues in Ottawa. "I've been around Barrie a long time, and I want to get involved in federal politics and take it to the next level." Shipley plans to concentrate on affordability. "We need to make life more affordable for everyone."
Conservative candidate Doug Shipley
Dental surgeon Brian Kalliecharan hopes to take his philanthropic ways to the House of Commons. "Running for office is my opportunity to give back to this community in a larger sense."
The Liberal candidate helped to start Simcoe County's first non-profit dental care centre and says his priorities are affordability and climate change.
Liberal candidate Brian Kalliecharan
Local NDP candidate Dan Janssen is an Air Canada employee and regional union vice president who is passionate about worker's rights. "I've been able to create some workplace-wide changes on behalf of my coworkers."
His priorities include affordable housing, addiction services, and protection of the local environment.
NDP candidate Dan Janssen
Also of note, David Patterson represents the People's Party of Canada in this riding.
The last federal election in 2015 was a tight race with the Conservatives taking it over the Liberals by a slim 86 votes. At that time, MP Alex Nuttall stepped in to represent the newly formed riding. Nuttall announced he was not seeking re-election earlier this year.
