Budget Day In Ontario

The minority Liberal government will be keeping a close eye on the New Democrat reaction to today’s provincial budget.
The Liberals are going out of their way to secure N-D-P support, knowing the Progressive Conservatives have vowed to vote against it even without seeing the fiscal plan.
Finance Minister Charles Sousa is appealing to both opposition parties to support the budget and avoid triggering another election.
The Canadian Press has learned the budget will reduce the number of large companies eligible for an exemption from the employer health tax, one of the N-D-P’s key demands.
But Opposition Leader Tim Hudak says he wants the N-D-P to stop propping up a government that spent almost $600-million to cancel gas plants in order to save Liberal seats.