Band-Aid Budget: More cuts, less relief, and a missed opportunity to strengthen Ontario

May 15, 2025

QUEEN’S PARK - Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP and Shadow Minister for Finance Jessica Bell (University – Rosedale) have issued the following statement in response to the 2025 Ontario Budget:

“This is a missed opportunity to strengthen Ontario,” said Stiles. “The Premier and his government had a choice -- to build a tariff-proof future so Ontario can take on the economic uncertainties from Donald Trump’s reckless tariffs.

“For families already stretched thin, for the overworked health care and education workers struggling to make ends meet, for the auto workers worried about their livelihoods – this budget delivers little hope and no reassurance.”

“Instead of choosing a future where workers and their families can get ahead, the government missed the mark with a budget that is full of cuts and no new investments in the services that people rely on,” said Bell.

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