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Saying now is not the time to “pull back or make cuts” Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne signalled Thursday that her government plans to open spending taps on health care, child care and other programs that support families as it heads into a hotly-contested election.
Wynne was at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Thursday morning to announced $105 million funding for a new six-story building to house outpatient services on the hospital campus.
“This investment is part of our upcoming budget because we know families in our province need more support right now.”
As Wynne travelled across Eastern Ontario on Thursday, stopping in Cornwall, Brockville and Ottawa, her government announced it had prorogued the legislature. A throne speech on Monday will lay out government plans ahead of a March 28 budget and the June 7 provincial election.
“This Throne Speech is about making it clear we recognize people’s stress and anxiety and that our government is making deliberate choices to invest in the care and the services that the people of this province rely on,” the premier said in a statement.
“Our government will make investments in mental health, health care, home care and child care and invest in areas that make life more affordable — because people need that relief. This is no time for a government to take a step back or make deep cuts.”
The spending approach seems designed to counter newly elected Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford who has promised efficiencies that would find four cents on the dollar in savings if he is elected premier of Ontario.
During a morning stop at CHEO, during which she sat on the floor and talked with playing children and their parents at the Ottawa Children’s Development Centre, Wynne spelled out her philosophy about the important of government to society.
“I have a deep belief in government. I believe that government exists to do the things that people can’t do themselves.”
The just-announced project to combine CHEO outpatient services and other programs under one roof reflects that need, she said.
“This is a bit of window into what we think needs to be done at this point in our economy.”
Recent polls have put Wynne behind other party leaders, even with the chaos following Patrick Brown’s resignation and recent election of relatively unpopular Ford to replace him as Progressive Conservative Leader.
“If this becomes a personal attack on me, that is as it is,” said Wynne. “I can’t control that, but my focus is on how can we make sure people’s lives in this province are the very best that they can be.”
epayne@postmedia.com
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Wynne was at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Thursday morning to announced $105 million funding for a new six-story building to house outpatient services on the hospital campus.
“This investment is part of our upcoming budget because we know families in our province need more support right now.”
As Wynne travelled across Eastern Ontario on Thursday, stopping in Cornwall, Brockville and Ottawa, her government announced it had prorogued the legislature. A throne speech on Monday will lay out government plans ahead of a March 28 budget and the June 7 provincial election.
“This Throne Speech is about making it clear we recognize people’s stress and anxiety and that our government is making deliberate choices to invest in the care and the services that the people of this province rely on,” the premier said in a statement.
“Our government will make investments in mental health, health care, home care and child care and invest in areas that make life more affordable — because people need that relief. This is no time for a government to take a step back or make deep cuts.”
The spending approach seems designed to counter newly elected Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford who has promised efficiencies that would find four cents on the dollar in savings if he is elected premier of Ontario.
During a morning stop at CHEO, during which she sat on the floor and talked with playing children and their parents at the Ottawa Children’s Development Centre, Wynne spelled out her philosophy about the important of government to society.
“I have a deep belief in government. I believe that government exists to do the things that people can’t do themselves.”
The just-announced project to combine CHEO outpatient services and other programs under one roof reflects that need, she said.
“This is a bit of window into what we think needs to be done at this point in our economy.”
Recent polls have put Wynne behind other party leaders, even with the chaos following Patrick Brown’s resignation and recent election of relatively unpopular Ford to replace him as Progressive Conservative Leader.
“If this becomes a personal attack on me, that is as it is,” said Wynne. “I can’t control that, but my focus is on how can we make sure people’s lives in this province are the very best that they can be.”
epayne@postmedia.com
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