Budget day: Ontario faces largest deficit in province’s history

Budget day: Ontario faces largest deficit in province’s history

November 5, 2020 7:14 pm EST.

The Ford government has unveiled the largest spending budget in Ontario's history, and it comes as the province faces a ballooning deficit. Cynthia Mulligan with the big spending items announced under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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