The Ford government unveiled its <a href='https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/government-finance-and-the-economy/ontario-budget-projects-138b-deficit-delays-balance-again-12062548'>latest provincial budget</a> on Thursday — a record $244-billion fiscal roadmap (with a <a href='https://www.thetrillium.ca/opinion/budget-2026-shows-resilient-economy-and-weaker-finances-12061488'>projected deficit</a> of $13.8-billion).Joining us on tonight’s <a href='http://closerlookpodcast.ca/'>Closer Look</a> podcast to break down all the numbers is Jessica Smith Cross, editor-in-chief of our Queen’s Park team at <a href='https://www.thetrillium.ca/'>The Trillium</a>.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1968076/fan_mail/new">Reach out to Frisco and Scott</a>

The Ford government unveiled its latest provincial budget on Thursday — a record $244-billion fiscal roadmap (with a projected deficit of $13.8-billion). Joining us on tonight’s Closer Look podcast to break down all the numbers is Jessica Smith Cross, editor-in-chief of our Queen’s Park team at The Trillium. Reach out to Frisco and Scott

The Ford government unveiled its <a href="https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/government-finance-and-the-economy/ontario-budget-projects-138b-deficit-delays-balance-again-12062548" rel="noopener noreferrer">latest provincial budget</a> on Thursday — a record $244-billion fiscal roadmap (with a <a href="https://www.thetrillium.ca/opinion/budget-2026-shows-resilient-economy-and-weaker-finances-12061488" rel="noopener noreferrer">projected deficit</a> of $13.8-billion).Joining us on tonight’s <a href="http://closerlookpodcast.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Closer Look</a> podcast to break down all the numbers is Jessica Smith Cross, editor-in-chief of our Queen’s Park team at <a href="https://www.thetrillium.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Trillium</a>.<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1968076/fan_mail/new" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reach out to Frisco and Scott</a>

Everything you need to know about Doug Ford’s latest unbalanced budget

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In cities and towns across Ontario — and at Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill — our journalists work for you. Their mission is to dig for answers and tell you what they find. This podcast from Village Media — ‘Closer Look’ — is all about the stories we tell. Every Sunday morning at 8, hosts Michael Friscolanti and Scott Sexsmith go beyond the headlines with insightful, in-depth conversations featuring our reporters and editors, leading experts, key stakeholders and big newsmakers.

In cities and towns across Ontario — and at <a href="https://www.thetrillium.ca/?utm_source=sootoday.com&amp;utm_campaign=sootoday.com%3A%20outbound&amp;utm_medium=referral" rel="noopener noreferrer">Queen’s Park</a> and <a href="https://www.parliamenttoday.ca/?utm_source=sootoday.com&amp;utm_campaign=sootoday.com%3A%20outbound&amp;utm_medium=referral" rel="noopener noreferrer">Parliament Hill</a> — our journalists work for you. Their mission is to dig for answers and tell you what they find. This podcast from Village Media — ‘Closer Look’ — is all about the stories we tell. Every Sunday morning at 8, hosts Michael Friscolanti and Scott Sexsmith go beyond the headlines with insightful, in-depth conversations featuring our reporters and editors, leading experts, key stakeholders and big newsmakers.

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