Ontario Government Cuts
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Ontario government reverses cut to benefit program which helps low-income families, refugeesA spokeswoman for the province's social services minister confirms the Progressive Conservative government will not go ahead with scrapping the Transition Child Benefit.CanadaOct 3, 2019
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Aboriginal arts organization forced to cancel conference plans due to Ontario funding cutsSince the Indigenous Culture Fund has been eliminated, Dawn Setford, the founder of the AACC said the organization does not have enough funding to continue some of its efforts to preserve Indigenous arts and tradition.CanadaAug 22, 2019
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Teach-in outside Attorney General’s office protests Legal Aid Ontario cutsThe budget cuts by the Ford government include slashing 30 per cent, or $133 million, in funding for Legal Aid.PoliticsJul 11, 2019
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John Tory slams Ontario government’s budget cuts ahead of Doug Ford announcement“A government that says they’re willing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to rip up a contract with The Beer Store in order to make corner store beer possible, but at the same time is cutting childcare and cutting public health, you really have to wonder about the priorities” said Mayor John Tory.CanadaMay 21, 2019
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Municipalities grapple with hundreds of millions in Ontario government funding cutsOntario's municipalities say they may be forced to raise taxes or cut services due to provincial government cuts that will likely equal well over half a billion dollars in lost annual funding and foregone revenue.PoliticsMay 20, 2019
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Kingston’s Medical Officer of Health weighs in on provincial government plansIt was a busy agenda at the monthly meeting of the Kingston-area health unit.NewsApr 24, 2019
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Kingston teachers’ unions condemn $25M provincial funding cut for education programsThe Education Programs-Other portfolio covers a number of school programs, such as in-school tutors and extra services for Indigenous and racialized students.EducationDec 18, 2018
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