Ontario 2021 Budget

• Questions linger after Brampton hospital capacity announcement in 2021 Ontario budget

  "What we want to see are the dollars and we want to see the shovels in the ground," Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said outside Peel Memorial Centre on Thursday.

  Health

  Mar 25, 2021
  
• Ontario budget doesn’t meet immediate needs during COVID-19 pandemic, critics say

  Critics of Ontario's $186-billion spending plan say it fails to meet the immediate needs of residents and small businesses struggling through the pandemic.

  Health

  Mar 25, 2021
  
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• COVID-19: Ontario budget proposes new select tourism, hospitality grants and programs

  The new Ontario tourism and hospitality small business support grant will provide one-time payments between $10,000 and $20,000 to certain hospitality-related businesses.

  Politics

  Mar 24, 2021
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• Paid sick leave left out of Ontario government’s 2021 budget

  Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy defended the government's decision to not enact a provincial program, saying the federal government offers temporary benefits for workers.

  Politics

  Mar 24, 2021
• Ontario budget includes new inpatient hospital wing in Brampton, expansion planning for region

  The commitment comes more than a year after Brampton city council declared a health-care emergency in the community due to hospital overcrowding and wait times.

  Health

  Mar 24, 2021
• Ontario budget to spend billions on emerging from COVID-19 pandemic

  The province has unveiled a $186.1-billion budget that also shows a $33.1 billion deficit, which the government says will take until 2029 to eliminate.

  Economy

  Mar 24, 2021
• Ontario government to deliver 2nd COVID-19 pandemic budget March 24

  Ontario is set to deliver a budget later this month that the finance minister promises will have no tax hikes or spending cuts as the province focuses on fighting the pandemic.

  Politics

  Mar 11, 2021