Statement： 2019 Ontario Budget
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Summary
Learn more about the Ontario government's budget unveiled on April 11, 2019, and what it means for the City of Ottawa and the province as a whole. Premier Kathleen Wynne and Finance Minister Charles Sousa speak at Queen s Rideau-Davenport s Centre for the People s Centre.
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I want to take this opportunity to talk a little more about the budget that our Government
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The people of Ontario can sleep a little easier these days knowing that our province is on
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the path towards balancing the budget so that we can protect what matters most—our vital
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Mr. Speaker, I was especially encouraged by what this budget does for the City of Ottawa.
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Adding on to the $1.2 billion investment our government is making in the LRT, which was
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incredible news for residents in Riverside South, Finlay Creek, Manitik-Stitzville and,
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in fact, everywhere across the riding of Carleton, our budget included the word Ottawa 13 times.
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It included $2 million in funding for the Ottawa Police Services to help combat the gang- and
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This budget will also mean great things, not just for the residents of Carleton, but for
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everyone in the City of Ottawa and across Ontario as well.
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Not only that, Mr. Speaker, the province has also promised to contribute funding towards
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the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario's Children's Treatment Centre, and it's
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committed to help the Ottawa Hospital with the expansion of the Civic Campus expanded
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to open by 2026. With that, I want to thank the Minister of Finance and its Parliamentary
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Secretary for their dedicated work, as well as the Premier of Ontario.