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Premier Doug Ford's Ontario
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Northern Light
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From the Star article below:
www.thestar.com
In council Tory brought up an interesting bit of history: when the province cut $150 million from the city’s budget in 2013, the vice-chair of the budget committee was Councillor Doug Ford, who is now premier of the province and leader of the government imposing the reduction in funding on the city.
“We’ve been prudent managers of the taxpayers’ money, but these folks, the province, wants to come back and put the burden on the back of the hardworking people of Toronto,” the residents of Toronto. It’s not fair,” Ford said in 2013.
City manager says Toronto homeowners could get ‘second tax bill’ due to Ford government cuts
City manager Chris Murray says meeting the provincial government’s demands for budget cuts can’t be done through “efficiencies.”
www.thestar.com
In council Tory brought up an interesting bit of history: when the province cut $150 million from the city’s budget in 2013, the vice-chair of the budget committee was Councillor Doug Ford, who is now premier of the province and leader of the government imposing the reduction in funding on the city.
“We’ve been prudent managers of the taxpayers’ money, but these folks, the province, wants to come back and put the burden on the back of the hardworking people of Toronto,” the residents of Toronto. It’s not fair,” Ford said in 2013.
BurlOak
Senior Member
The problem is the Liberals do their feasting for 15 years (remember the Liberals got a majority after 10 years in office) before enough people object. It was similar with the Rae/Pederson, Pederson, Rae decade.
Then the Conservatives have a few years of famine and people are saying it't the end of the world. Ernie Eves came in after 6 years as a source of stability. Now after less than one year people are complaining about the famine.
If we continually overspend for a decade, we need to expect that we need to reign it in for roughly the same amount of time. If the 3rd or 4th term Ford is making cuts, I will join the chorus against him.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
I disagree. Every day you carry on overspending is one more day in the red. The prudent thing for the Tories to do is to levy a deficit elimination tax now, and then reduce spending and the tax.
The deficit is $15 billion, covered by 7 million employed Ontarians. So, we each owe $2,142. My wife and I can swing our $4,284 share. Now the rest of us need to pony up.
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Northern Light
Superstar
Stop!
How many times do you have to be told that Ontario has the lowest spending per capita, lower than Alberta, FFS!
This BS about over-spending from you is a tired, made-up bit of nonsense.
What we need is to raise taxes.
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Oh, and before you go telling the world about your vast knowledge of Ontario political history, perhaps you could learn to spell the former Premier's name accurately. It was Peterson.
tiffer24
Senior Member
This is what happens when you live in a bubble of clapping seals. I guess he forgot about that time during the Mayor's debate... and his comments about Jews... etc.
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Videodrome
Senior Member
Well, when you try to punish autistic people, they might not like you.
It's not just autistic people, it's people in general who are feeling punished and unhappy. Check out those approval stats, Doug.
lenaitch
Senior Member
I worked in government for 31 years and, while no doubt there are some administrative and service delivery efficiencies still to be found, there don't come anywhere near the millions that are being hacked out of ministry budgets and transfer payments. A significant part of the 'administrivia' that staff of ministries, agencies, partners, etc. perform is a direct result of multiple layers of accountability and reporting demanded by the government itself. A lot of public service delivery, particularly anything to do with public safety, cannot be operated like a business. Some public services simply need to be available 'just in case'.
Videodrome
Senior Member
Yeah. My guess is the PC's are worried abut any possible by-elections .
Has anyone asked Sam about the law in Alabama? He is due for another bozo eruption.
tiffer24
Senior Member
Hats for hides? How does a free government hat lead to responsible hunting?
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Videodrome
Senior Member
FREE HAT!
That is a South Park reference.
That is a South Park reference.
adma
Superstar
What kind of hat? "Make Ontario Great Again"? ;-)
Admiral Beez
Superstar
Doug keeps saying no Ontario teacher will lose their job, as “efficiencies” will be found through attrition.
But what of the thousands of students Queens Park is currently training to become teachers at Ontario-funded B.Ed programs across the province? If we don’t need teachers why is the province funding the teacher schools?
But what of the thousands of students Queens Park is currently training to become teachers at Ontario-funded B.Ed programs across the province? If we don’t need teachers why is the province funding the teacher schools?
tiffer24
Senior Member
Stem cell research also offers hope for cancer treatments, the same disease that killed Doug's father and brother...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toro...rio-institute-regenerative-medicine-1.5137512
The Ford government plans to stop all funding to an institute that supports Ontario scientists at the cutting edge of stem cell research.
Provincial officials have told the Ontario Institute for Regenerative Medicine (OIRM) that its $5 million in annual funding from the province will cease next March.
His work has shown that stem cells isolated from the umbilical cord have the potential to prevent brain and lung damage in premature babies and promote healthy development of the organs as the children age.
"We believe this research could be a game-changer for these pre-term babies and could substantially improve their outcomes," Thébaud said Wednesday in an interview.
The funding to OIRM came from Ontario's Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. The minister responsible, Todd Smith, said the researchers can turn to the private sector. But scientists in the stem-cell field say the private sector is not willing to invest until their studies reach a late phase. To get there, they say government funding is crucial.
The scientists see a bitter irony in the government's move, since stem cell research was born in Ontario. James Till and Ernest McCulloch discovered the existence of stem cells in 1961 at the Toronto-based Ontario Cancer Institute.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toro...rio-institute-regenerative-medicine-1.5137512
The Ford government plans to stop all funding to an institute that supports Ontario scientists at the cutting edge of stem cell research.
Provincial officials have told the Ontario Institute for Regenerative Medicine (OIRM) that its $5 million in annual funding from the province will cease next March.
His work has shown that stem cells isolated from the umbilical cord have the potential to prevent brain and lung damage in premature babies and promote healthy development of the organs as the children age.
"We believe this research could be a game-changer for these pre-term babies and could substantially improve their outcomes," Thébaud said Wednesday in an interview.
The funding to OIRM came from Ontario's Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. The minister responsible, Todd Smith, said the researchers can turn to the private sector. But scientists in the stem-cell field say the private sector is not willing to invest until their studies reach a late phase. To get there, they say government funding is crucial.
The scientists see a bitter irony in the government's move, since stem cell research was born in Ontario. James Till and Ernest McCulloch discovered the existence of stem cells in 1961 at the Toronto-based Ontario Cancer Institute.