After staving off retroactive cuts to public health in May, Toronto City Hall has once again found itself in the crosshairs of provincial budget cuts. While the province announced it will change its approach to funding municipal public health units…
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Municipal funding takes centre stage at mayors’ meeting
August 19 2019 5:50pm Premier Doug Ford spoke to leaders from municipalities from across Ontario at their annual gathering in Ottawa Monday. He says his government will help with transitional funding in the wake of budget cuts. Travis Dhanraj reports.…
Horwath says Ford taking things from ‘bad to worse’ with municipal funding cuts
August 19 2019 2:08pm Ontario’s NDP Leader Andrea Horwath responded to Doug Ford’s announcement of municipal funding cuts saying he’s taking things from “bad to worse.” ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] != “object”…
Ontario premier announces funding plan for municipalities after announcing cuts to public health, child care
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Aug. 19 in Ottawa a decade-long investment plan to give $144 billion in local projects across the province over time. This announcement came hours after Ontario said it would move ahead with some of…
Doug Ford moves ahead with Ontario municipal funding cuts in 2020
TORONTO – Ontario will move ahead with its controversial municipal funding cuts for public health and child care next year. Premier Doug Ford is expected to make the announcement later today at a gathering of municipal leaders in Ottawa. His…
Ontario government’s ‘News Now’ videos to remain, but ‘reconfiguration’ may occur
Premier Doug Ford‘s office says Ontario News Now is here to stay, but Global News has learned through a party source a “reconfiguration” of the social media brand is being considered. The controversial video content, used to promote government policies…
Ontario high school teachers will be in class for first day of school, union leader says
TORONTO – The head of Ontario‘s high school teachers’ union says his members will be in the classroom on the first day of school, despite not having a new contract by then. However, Harvey Bischof says he’s not optimistic about…
Taylor Swift pays for University of Waterloo student’s tuition
Never in her wildest dreams did Ayesha Khurram think she’d grab the attention of pop superstar Taylor Swift. But she has and now she’s got a smile on her face and she can’t shake it off. “I literally could not…
Justin Trudeau: I don’t have to tell anyone in Ontario what cuts to funding mean
August 14 2019 2:45pm Speaking in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called out the Doug Ford government, saying he “didn’t have to tell” Ontario residents about the devastating effect of budget cuts. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id =…
New Ontario government transit panel not ruling out LRT
When Premier Doug Ford unveiled his government’s massive transit plan last April, it included extensions for two subway lines and made no mention of new light rail projects. But a new expert panel created by the province to go over…