Expert available to comment on Ontario budget
Professor Anna Esselment, from the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo, is available to speak to the media about the 2016 Ontario budget
Professor Anna Esselment, from the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo, is available to speak to the media about the 2016 Ontario budget
By Media Relations“This is the first Ontario budget since the election of the new government in Ottawa,” said Professor Esselment. “The focus will likely be on job creation and economic development, with the province signalling its priorities in advance of next month’s federal budget.”
Minister Charles Sousa will table the budget at 4 p.m. Thursday, February 25.


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