Two days ago, unionists gathered on its front lawn to call for a general strike. On Tuesday, unable to control the selection of speaker, Ford could at least dictate the speech delivered by Lt.-Gov. In fact, the budget won’t be in the black for years to come after the past four years of PC fiscal stewardship. But the government has faced repeated criticism from the legislature’s independent, non-partisan Financial Accountability Office for lacking transparency. Page for page, the two throne speeches couldn’t be more different in tone and substance (what little there is of it).

Source: thestar August 10, 2022 12:20 UTC