In Ford’s Ontario, Toronto gets the short end of the stick

Ford can get away with neglect of Ontarians’ needs partly because of public confusion about the federal-provincial governance system.

The province is rolling in money as a result of Premier Doug Ford’s preference for leaving Ontarians’ needs unmet by refusing to spend taxpayer dollars, writes Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

August 9, 2023

OTTAWA—Toronto is the fourth-largest city in North America after Mexico City, New York, and Los Angeles, and the Greater Toronto Area contributes 20 per cent of this country’s entire economic output.

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