Things are getting tense between Toronto and Ford's provincial government.
Ontario recently notified municipal public health units that it will reduce its cost-sharing levels from 100 per cent or 75 per cent in some cases, to 60 to 70 per cent for some municipalities, and 50-50 for Toronto.
Tory took issue with the province's pursuit of increased alcohol sales in a speech to the Scarborough Business Association in Toronto's east end, where Ford has been popular with voters.Ontario Premier Doug Ford holds a case of beer at a brewery in Etobicoke, Ont. on Aug. 27, 2018. "I will be reminding government MPPs that they did not seek or receive a mandate to cut public health or child care," he said.Toronto mayor John Tory speaks at a press conference at city hall after the Ontario Superior Court ruled on Premier Doug Ford's move to cut down the size of city council on Sept. 10 2018.
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