TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford said there will be “no surprises” for Ontario municipalities in his government’s spring budget, sounding a conciliatory tone after his government stunned civic leaders with in-year cuts last year.
“I’ve told the caucus and our ministers — no surprises,” he said. “No surprises to municipalities, just lay it on the line. Get their input. ‘Cause again, I walked a mile in your shoes. I was a municipal councillor. nothing I hated more when the province would come up and say, ‘Do this, do that.”‘ The remarks strike a sharp contrast to the actions of his Progress Conservative government which slashed public health and child-care funding to municipalities during its first year in power.
On Monday, Ford and his ministers announced $5 million in new funding for economic development partnerships with rural communities and confirmed a current $500 million municipal partnership fund will remain in place through 2021.
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