Ontario is reporting 1,571 cases of #COVID19 and nearly 52,000 tests completed. Locally, there are 459 new cases in Toronto, 309 in Peel and 143 in York Region.
As of 8:00 p.m. yesterday, 1,676,150 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) March 24, 2021
Doug Ford’s Tories set to unveil a ‘pandemic budget’ for Ontario
Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives are set to table a big-spending provincial budget aimed at tackling the health and economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy — Ford’s third treasurer in three years — will release the fiscal blueprint Wednesday at Queen’s Park.
“I will not hesitate to spend whatever it takes to protect people’s lives,” Ford said Tuesday.
