“The throne speech is one of the few ways that we actually have to lay out the government priorities and so that’s why we had to do this technical prorogation,” she said at an event at Humber College’s Lakeshore campus in Toronto on Friday. Ontario’s premier is defending her decision to prorogue the legislature and deliver a throne speech next week, saying it’s the only way her government can lay out its priorities in the lead-up to the spring election. The surprise decision was announced Thursday and requires the government to briefly shut down the legislature. The Liberals have said the deficit is necessary to enhance spending on health care, child care and support for students. In September 2016, Wynne used a throne speech to announce relief for Ontarians from high hydro rates, an issue that had dogged her for months.

Source: thestar March 16, 2018 19:18 UTC