The speech largely touts key parts of Ford\u0027s agenda
Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell delivered Ford’s speech from the throne, which marks the start of a new legislative session, and it said the Progressive Conservative government is working with health-system stakeholders to identify ideas to tackle the issue.
“More can still be done. Your government is actively engaging with health-system partners to identify urgent, actionable solutions and will implement whatever measures are needed to help ease immediate pressures, while also ensuring the province is ready to stay open during any winter surge.” “What has been done is baby steps and we need giant steps,” she said after the throne speech. “We need giant steps to bring us out of this massive shortfall of nurses.”
The money for both of those measures will be funded from contingencies in the budget, the government said.The actual legislation is unchanged from when it was tabled but not passed before the spring election. But projections have changed since then, and the government is now forecasting a deficit of $18.8 billion this year, down from the $19.9 billion the Tories expected in the spring.
The speech noted rising interest rates in response to high inflation and warned that Ontario, like the rest of the country, must be prepared for the possibility of a near-term economic slowdown.
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