Ford’s Progressive Conservative government will again table its 2022-23 budget on Tuesday, originally introduced in April and put to the test as a main plank of the PC platform during the June election
After being re-elected, Mr. Ford said the budget would remain largely intact with the addition of a 5-per-cent increase to Ontario Disability Support Program rates that the party campaigned on, as well as a pledge to tie future annual increases to inflation. Theand $10-billion for hospital infrastructure over 10 years.
Asked last Wednesday about ending Bill 124, Mr. Ford touted a $5,000 “retention bonus” given to nurses this year. The first item of business for the legislature will be to select a speaker at the start of the summer session Monday. The budget will be retabled Tuesday afternoon after a Throne Speech outlining priorities for the term, to be delivered by Lieutenant-Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell.
“People can only afford to eat one meal a day and every day is a struggle,” he said in an interview. “When you’re this far below the poverty line, you take on sort of the hunter-gatherer mindset. All you can think about is: Okay, how am I going to get through this?”is also expected to be introduced after Mr. Ford confirmed the plan to pilot the idea in Toronto and Ottawa. Full details on the powers haven’t been released, but Mr.
The Liberals aren’t moving as quickly to select a new leader to replace Steven Del Duca, instead holding an election campaign debrief throughout the fall to collect feedback from party members on challenges and next steps. The party increased its share of the popular vote by 4 per cent compared with 2018, but only garnered one additional seat.
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