Welcome back to Trillium Talk, your must-see briefing from Village Media’s team of journalists at the Ontario Legislature.
Every Sunday, Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our staffers at The Trillium to talk about the week that was at Queen's Park — and the week ahead.
On the show today is Editor-in-Chief Jessica Smith Cross, who quarterbacked our in-depth coverage of the Ford government's latest budget.
Uncertainty was the theme this year, with Donald Trump's tariffs looming large. Amid all the unknowns, the deficit for the fiscal year that began in April is expected to increase to $14.6 billion — up from the $4.6 billion predicted in last year’s budget.
Highlights include up to $5 billion for a new Protecting Ontario Account, which will provide "immediate liquidity relief” for tariff-hit businesses after they have exhausted all other government supports. Another $5 billion will go into the province’s infrastructure bank, the Building Ontario Fund.
You can read all our detailed budget coverage HERE.
Looking for back episodes of Trillium Talk? You can find those HERE.
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