The province is underlining what its recently-approved budget could do for Northern Ontario.
Willowdale MPP Stan Cho is the Parliamentary Assistant to the Finance Minister, and says it’ll remove barriers for employers like the Bombardier plant in Thunder Bay.
“Hydro rates were one of the biggest concerns we heard from job creators. And so Bombardier will see a reduction in their hydro cost of between 14 and 16 percent starting next year,” Cho says.
He notes the Ford government is committing some $1.75-billion over five years for long-term care homes across the province. He says that will increase capacity and improve access to care by creating 30,000 beds.
Cho also points out the province also earmarked $4-billion for transit investments, which Thunder Bay Mayor Bill Mauro had on his wish list for the budget.
