University of Waterloo has experts available to speak to the media about the 2018 Ontario provincial budget
Charles Sousa, minister of finance, will deliver it at 4:00 p.m. on March 28.
Anna Esselment — Political Science
Anna Esselment is a professor of Political Science at Waterloo, with a specialization in provincial politics.
“In this last budget before the provincial election, the Ontario Liberals want to position themselves in stark contrast to new leader Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservative party. The question is whether their plans for increased investment in various social programs will actually narrow the lead in public opinion that is heavily favouring the Ontario PCs."
—Anna Esselment
Jean-Paul Lam — Economics
Jean-Paul Lam is a professor of economics at Waterloo, specializing in macroeconomics. He can conduct interviews in English or French.
“The Government of Ontario is expected to outline a budget that will include significant new spending on health care, child care and on a new pharmacare program. After running a single year of budget surplus since the 2009 recession, the Liberals have already announced that they will run a budget deficit this year.”
-- Jean-Paul Lam
