Welcome again to Trillium Discuss, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s group of journalists on the Ontario Legislature.
Each Sunday, Scott Sexsmith sits down with one in all our staffers at The Trillium to speak concerning the week that was at Queen’s Park — and the week forward.
On the present right this moment is Editor-in-Chief Jessica Smith Cross, who quarterbacked our in-depth protection of the Ford authorities’s newest finances.
Uncertainty was the theme this yr, with Donald Trump’s tariffs looming massive. Amid all of the unknowns, the deficit for the fiscal yr that started in April is anticipated to extend to $14.6 billion — up from the $4.6 billion predicted in final yr’s finances.
Highlights embody as much as $5 billion for a brand new Defending Ontario Account, which can present “rapid liquidity aid” for tariff-hit companies after they’ve exhausted all different authorities helps. One other $5 billion will go into the province’s infrastructure financial institution, the Constructing Ontario Fund.
You may learn all our detailed finances protection HERE.
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