Premier Doug Ford is striking a legislative committee to look into what he called “the biggest government scandal in a generation.” Ford on Monday announced the “select committee” would examine how the provincial deficit ballooned to $15 billion from former Liberal premier Kathleen Wynne’s estimate of $6.9 billion. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says a committee will examine how the provincial deficit under the Liberals climbed to $15 billion from an earlier estimate of $6.9 billion. “Kathleen Wynne and the Liberals lied to all of us. This is mainly due to a tabulation that counted $11 billion in government joint-sponsored teacher and civil service pension plan surpluses as assets. Article Continued BelowLysyk has praised the Tories for agreeing to amend the accounting.

Source: thestar September 24, 2018 14:48 UTC