The bill sets date for eliminating the debt-retirement charge on electricity bills, makes changes to dispute mechanisms over liquor store licences and the OSC’s powers ...
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Heard: MPP Armstrong’s mental-health and addictions bill gets second reading
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Cut to a film credit seen jeopardizing 31,000 jobs
The 2015 budget will trim the Ontario Production Services Tax Credit. And that could result in film companies 'burning a jurisdiction' - getting out of town and taking jobs with them, NDP culture critic Paul Miller warn ...
Seen: Province spending $25 million on startup fund
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Sousa confident heading into meetings with credit rating agencies
Meanwhile, Progressive Conservative finance critic Vic Fedeli predicts 'some serious fiscal issues' are on the horizon for the province. ...
Budget 2015: Province holding the line on education and post-secondary funding
A two per cent average annual increase to education over the next three years will focus on rolling out full-day kindergarten, paying for over-budget school projects and boosting wages for child-care workers. ...
Budget 2015: Transportation projects form the centrepiece of infrastructure spending plan
The Liberals have heavily promoted infrastructure spending as the highlight of this budget, arguing the projects are too important to be delayed until the deficit is erased. ...
Budget 2015: Government trimming tax credits for apprenticeships and media
Finance Minister Charles Sousa says the government wants to 'make our business tax support more focused and effective' ...
Budget 2015: Health-care budget sees growth, but not enough to cover inflation, opposition warns
The Liberal government outlined previously announced measures such as changing physician-services payments and a new hospital funding formula as well as additional changes to the Ontario Drug Benefit Plan ...
Budget 2015: Province relying on program review to deliver deficit-slaying savings
The government's Program Review, Renewal and Transformation process is a cornerstone of its deficit-fighting plan ...
Plan for balanced budget relies on economic growth to do the heavy lifting
With a strict cap on program spending, the Liberals are banking on a growing economy to add $5 billion in new revenue for each of the next three years ...
NDP motion calls for end to ‘cutting services’ and ‘corporate giveaways’
NDP finance critic Catherine Fife accuses Liberals of following similar policy advocated by former PC leader Tim Hudak to shed 100,000 public sector jobs. ...
A smaller NDP caucus prepares for budget battles as spring session looms
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said the Liberals wouldn't have to make public sector cuts if they weren't bringing in corporate tax breaks. ...
Seen: Province launches online tool for pre-budget consultation
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Public sector unions target wages, P3s in upcoming budget
OPSEU, CUPE Ontario and OECTA were among the almost 30 presenters at Thursday's pre-budget consultation at Queen's Park. ...
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