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Date: Mon. Feb. 13 2012 11:11 PM ET
Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan says the province will not cancel or scale back its all-day kindergarten program, regardless of what a spending report suggests later this week.
Duncan made the announcement during a speech at the Economic Club of Canada Monday afternoon, outlining a series of spending adjustments intended to battle Ontario's multibillion-dollar deficit.
The speech comes two days before TD Bank economist Don Drummond is scheduled to release a massive report detailing a solution to the province's $16-billion deficit.
CTV Toronto's Paul Bliss says the report will include 362 recommendations.
While Duncan said Drummond's report will suggest cancelling all-day kindergarten, the province will not do it.
Premier Dalton McGuinty considers the kindergarten program to be one of his crowning achievements, which the PCs and NDP both promoted similar programs in last year's provincial election.
Duncan did say the government would sell off a valuable plot of land on Toronto's waterfront that currently houses the LCBO headquarters.
The property on Queen's Quay, east of Yonge Street, could net Queen's Park more than $200 million.
Also announced was a plan to reconsider an annual $345 million horseracing subsidy.
Duncan also said that the province could sell off more of Service Ontario.
With files from CTV Toronto's Paul Bliss
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It is about time - as a grandparent I have watched our kids (who were allowed to fail although I do remember some nagging on our part) learn, I have watched our children now micro-manage their children. A big part of it is the fact that there are predators out there and an extreme reluctance on the parents part to alllow freedom that might result in the children becoming victims.
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Jim in Ontario
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Mark
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SO...regardless that this programme is WAY TOO EXPENSIVE, McGuinty isn't going to cancel it. This programme folds like a sodden tent to his teacher union "Working families coalition" that got him elected. Of course he's delighted to spend our tax dollars on a programme that is not necessary because he thinks it's a vote getter.
Far be it from this guy to propose and promote something that makes sense when he can engineer reality to fit his little vote-buying agenda.
Can you say "e-health"?
Lee in Ottawa
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Perhaps you should learn your laws...
Clements is a person of public office so he is a public figure therefore people are allowed to have an opinion of him and can't be sued for libel.
Alice says
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Typical of this party. Full-day kindergarten was rammed through to appease those who believe the education system should be used as daycare, hopefully ensuring some votes for the Liberals in the next election.
McGuinty believes this is his legacy regardless if it financially breaks this province in the process.
Shame on Mr. Duncan & Mr. McGuinty for thier stuborness & selfish behaviour.
catsrulz
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Gord
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Next door to the LCBO HQ and warehouse once stood the OPP HQ,at the foot Of York St. The OPP has since moved to Orillia and the site is now undergoing redevelopment. The LCBO HQ can just as easily be moved too, prehaps also to Orillia. The LCBO is well represented in that area with the a store in Loblaws at Lower Jarvis and Queens Quay and another store at Front St and the St Lawrence Market.
That area south of the Gardiner is prime re development land. Soon Redpath Sugar will be left all alone and lonely. New neighbours are Corus Entertainment and George Brown College. Driving down lower Jarvis is often spooky when a huge ship is offloading raw sugar from Brazil or Cuba at Redpaths. Redpath's is all that's left of what used to be called the Port Of Toronto. Times change.
Sahib Reginawale
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Gord
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MJ
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AM
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Somehow I imagine they will just get lost in the pockets of the Ontario government and not make a difference one way or the other.
peter
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