Ontario Premier Doug Ford did not deliver the innovation budget tech leaders wanted

Ontario Premier Doug Ford did not deliver the innovation budget tech leaders wanted

The Government of Ontario has delivered a 2025 budget lacking the innovation commitments dozens of CEOs requested in an open letter to Premier Doug Ford earlier this year.  While the province’s previous budgets have rarely been heavy on commitments to subsidize the tech sector, the influence of Canada’s trade dispute with the United States (US) manifested in the form of sizable budget commitments to infrastructure and support programs to affecte…

Ontario Liberals want Ford’s Budget to Deliver for People, Not Insiders

QUEEN’S PARK – As Ontario awaits Doug Ford’s seventh provincial budget, the Ontario Liberal Party is calling on the government to finally deliver a plan that puts Ontarians first by investing in healthcare, education, housing, and jobs. For too long, Ontarians have been asked to settle for less while the Ford government hands out taxpayer money to a well-connected few. Families are waiting longer for healthcare, classrooms are overcrowded, and h…