Greater Sudbury Mayor Paul Lefebvre said there’s plenty of cause for optimism in the province’s latest budget, a sentiment Sudbury NDP MPP Jamie West shares alongside criticisms and a cautious optimism the province will proceed with what they’ve promised to do
With the province tabling their latest budget this week, called “Building a Strong Ontario,” Mayor Paul Lefebvre said they’ve sparked the latest round of municipal advocacy.
In it, the province has pledged an additional $202 million each year toward supportive housing and homelessness programs. Another highlight flagged by Lefebvre is the budget’s pledge to spend more than $48 billion over the next 10 years on hospital infrastructure to add 3,000 new beds, which he said might assist in tackling Sudbury’s undersized Health Sciences North.
“That's what I've been doing for the past number of months since I've been elected, and I want to continue down that advocacy path with them. I'm looking forward to those constructive discussions with the province to to highlight some of what's in the budget, and ultimately how it could benefit the people.”
Alongside advocating for many of the same things as Lefebvre, including provincial funding for the transitional housing complex and supervised consumption site, West pointed to notable absences in the budget.
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