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NOW & NEXT EXTRA: Doug Ford's spend-it-if-you've-got-it Fiscal Plan


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Today on NOW & NEXT EXTRA!

The OTL gang is assembled! Keith Leslie at CHCH-TV, John Wright SVP Maru Public Opinion and SSN Chief Executive Producer Dave Trafford are around the table.

It's the morning after the latest Ford government budget. It represents the largest spending in the history of the province. It's also the largest revenue numbers. All BIG numbers but to what end? Will it have any ripple around kitchen tables across the province?

Meh.

But it will resonate in municipal assemblies. The province keeps kicking the can down the road on its promise to "make municipalties whole" now that Queen's Park has eliminated development charges for new construction condo and housing builds. That leaves cities and towns billions short when it comes to paying for the infrastructure to support that expansion.

Oh ya, and was Queen's Park right to sidestep the City of Toronto's billion dollar shortfall?

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