Episode 84 - Ontario announces its biggest budget ever, is it for BIPOC Ontarians too?; A debate is ongoing following the arrest of an 8-year old in Syracuse; Toronto Metropolitan University.
This week, the Ford Government tabled Ontario Budget 2022. At $198.6 billion in spending, this is the biggest budget in Ontario history. In fact, it’s 25% bigger than former premier Kathleen Wynne’s last budget was in 2018. That's $40 billion in extra cheese. It’s effectively the platform they’ll be running on in the upcoming election, slated for June 2nd. But it looks super white; there's almost nothing in there for BIPOC Ontarians, and absolutely nothing to combat white supremacy and racism. We break down Doug Ford’s re-election platform, its plan for spending, and why it’s built the way it is.
We also debate the police response to a young Black boy in Syracuse after he stole from a local convenience store.
And if you didn’t know, Ryerson is now TMU - Toronto Metropolitan University.
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