Premier Doug Ford says improving health care, continuing Ontario’s jobs boom, and “balancing the budget in a responsible manner” are his government’s top priorities this year. “If we allow this deficit to continue to fester and grow, it will end up imperiling our hospitals, schools and other public services. The province’s independent financial accountability officer said the deficit is at least $1.2 billion lower than the government’s forecast. Indeed, whenever I travel the province I hear from prospective employers who are desperate to bring on more workers,” he wrote. Robert Benzie is the Star’s Queen’s Park bureau chief and a reporter covering Ontario politics.

Source: thestar January 07, 2019 17:37 UTC