Premier Doug Ford is calling the Toronto District School Board’s warning of a $67.8 million budget shortfall a “scare tactic” and a political stunt as a war of words escalates over provincial education cuts. “The numbers that the TDSB put out are absolutely reckless,” Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday, a day after the Toronto District School Board revealed its cash crunch is $13 million worse than expected. Article Continued Below“For weeks now, the TDSB has been confirming numbers with the Ministry of Education, including conversations this past weekend,” he said. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said she’ll believe the school board over Ford’s Progressive Conservative government — which is battling a forecast deficit of $12.3 billion this year — when it comes to the numbers. It took measures including the installation of GPS tracking devices on school board vehicles, and bundling jobs in schools to reduce wasted travel time from one small job to another.

Source: thestar May 14, 2019 20:50 UTC