Ontario Budget 2017

• Ontario finances show budget still balanced

  The provincial government is on track to balance this year's budget, first quarter figures show.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2017
  
• Ontario budget likely won’t be balanced after this fiscal year: watchdog

  Ontario's financial accountability officer says additional measures will be required if the provincial government wants to stay in the black.

  Money

  May 31, 2017
  
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• Ontario vs. Alberta smackdown: Which will lead Canadian growth this year?

  Economists disagree.

  Canada

  May 29, 2017
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• Ontario government to test giving seniors retirement home stays to ease overcrowded hospitals

  The province announced in its budget last week that it would test a program that gives seniors vouchers for their stays in retirement homes in an effort to free up hospital beds, but it has not specified how long the stays will be or which communities the measure will be tested in.

  Health

  May 2, 2017
• Patrick Brown meets Toronto mayor, vows to be trusted partner on housing, transit needs

  Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown says Premier Kathleen Wynne has taken Toronto for granted for far too long.

  Canada

  May 1, 2017
• Patrick Brown slams Ontario budget as a ‘sham’

  The leader of Ontario's Progressive Conservatives says Kathleen Wynne's Liberals have presented voters with a "charade" and a "sham."

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2017
• Ontario government to make abortion pill Mifegymiso free for all who need it

  Mifegymiso, known as RU-486 outside of Canada, is a combination of two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol. After years of study, Health Canada approved its use as a non-surgical option for abortion up to seven weeks.

  Health

  Apr 28, 2017
• Reality check: Is the Ontario budget as ‘balanced’ as Kathleen Wynne claims?

  Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has touted a balanced budget for the first time in a decade, but political opposition and experts are criticizing the use of the term "balanced" as Premier Kathleen Wynne increases provincial debt to $312 billion this year at a cost of almost $12 billion a year in interest.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2017
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• Ontario government sees Canada-wide potential in new youth pharmacare plan

  Premier Kathleen Wynne calls the plan a step toward truly universal coverage.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2017
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• Ontario budget 2017: Toronto mayor accuses province of turning its back on transit, housing

  Mayor John Tory said the needs of Toronto were not met in the Ontario budget.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2017