In an e-mailed response, Christine Wood, press secretary for Economic Development Minister Todd Smith, seen here on Nov. 29, 2018, cited Ontario’s high debt and the Progressive Conservative commitment to balancing the budget.The Mowat Centre, a public policy think tank, is shutting down as a result of cuts from the Ontario government.
“I am sure that it is not lost on any of us that the Mowat Centre is closing at a time when the twin challenges of transforming government and strengthening the federation are perhaps more acute than ever,” he said in the post. The organization declined further comment.In an e-mailed response, Christine Wood, press secretary for Economic Development Minister Todd Smith, cited Ontario’s high debt and the Progressive Conservative commitment to balancing the budget.
The budget makes no explicit mention of the cut. It does cite a Mowat Centre report in a section addressing regional economic development. According to its 2017 annual report, the Mowat Centre’s $2.8-million budget was primarily covered by a $1-million grant from the province. Other sources of income included about $750,000 in other grants and $400,000 from research contracts.
l_stone I think this is so bad its the thin edge of the wedge. People just don’t care
If they were that reliant on the governments money then maybe it was time to close the doors
Pretty pathetic that a public policy 'think tank' needs government funding to begin with If they can't survive without taxpayer dollars that isn't the governments fault It's theirs
l_stone Pathetic!
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