Ontario Tabled 2025 Budget Ignites Heated Fiscal Debate
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 5:21 pm
Ontario’s 2025 budget release has stirred live reactions and pointed critiques, with detractors branding the measures as mere handouts instead of genuine growth initiatives. The unveiling has sparked a contentious debate over economic strategy and fiscal management.
The Ford government’s $230-billion budget, tabled Thursday with a record $14.6-billion deficit, is drawing sharp criticism from economists, environmental advocates and opposition leaders. They argue the plan fails to address Ontarians’ most pressing concerns — affordability, climate inaction,…
The proposed amendments to Highway Traffic Act were contained in the 2025 Ontario budget tabled at Queen's Park on Thursday.
What are the key takeaways from Ontario’s tabled 2025 budget? CP24
Il passe de 14 millions pour 2024-2025 à 11,3 millions de dollars pour 2025-2026.
Ont. government tables $232.5B budget, deficit inflates another $10B CP24
What’s lacking is an overall, compelling plan that will reduce Ontario’s over-dependency on the American economy and boost its mediocre growth
LIVE: Reaction after Ontario 2025 budget tabled CP24
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