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New Democrats say the Ford Tories\u2019 theatrics over the state of the province\u2019s books are designed to tee up massive cuts to health care, education, and more. On Tuesday, the government released a hasty review of the books, singling out spending in health care, education, social services, and post-secondary education.<\/p>\n
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\u201cDoug Ford is setting the stage for deep and painful cuts to our schools, our hospitals and the services we all rely on – and he\u2019s going to claim that the deficit made him do it. No one is falling for his routine,\u201d said NDP Finance Critic Sandy Shaw during question period on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
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In the wake of the election, the Ford Tories feigned shock over the provincial deficit, despite the Auditor General having consistently revealed the deficit numbers the Tories now pretend to be surprised by. \u201cThe Ministry of Finance says they\u2019re only adopting the auditor\u2019s findings on a \u2018provisional basis,\u2019\u201d said Deputy Leader Sara Singh, pointing out that it\u2019s politically convenient for Ford to do so to justify cuts. Those cuts were also set up last week in a speech to the Economic Club of Canada by Finance Minister Vic Fedeli, who warned that no one would be spared.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt looks like we\u2019re seeing a pattern here,\u201d said Singh. \u201cThe premier is surprised by a deficit that no one else finds surprising. He agrees wholeheartedly with the auditor but only provisionally, and then he reserves the right to lower the deficit using the same method that the Liberals used.\u201d<\/p>\n
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While signaling that he\u2019s planning to cut health care, Ford has embraced the disastrous Liberal hydro borrowing scheme \u2013 a tactic to hide spending that will drive hydro rates through the roof in the near future, and cost the province an extra $40 billion.<\/p>\n
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With the government announcing a new select committee to investigate the provinces financial practices under the previous Liberal government, the NDP has introduced amendments that would empower the committee to also investigate the new government, while allowing non-government committee members to call witnesses of their own. \u201cIf Mr. Ford is really interested in transparency, he would be interested in getting all of the facts, not just the facts that help his party. Why should families believe him when he refuses to do that?\u201d asked Shaw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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