• psvrh@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    Apparently we have:

    • $2M to give to Staples so that they can run the (allegedly already profitable?) ServiceOntario business. Staples is not a Canadian company; it’s owned by an American PE firm.
    • $300M for a parking lot for a luxury spa, for a total of over $650M which is on top of a nearly-free lease on the land. Therme is not a Canadian company, it’s owned by the same people who bought the US wing of Deco labels–the part Doug was running into the ground.
    • Almost $250M in early-termination fees for the Beer Store, which is also not a Canadian company; it’s owned by two international brewing conglomerates.
    • $3.2M over four years in salaries for the sixteen additional ministers Ford recently promoted

    But can we spend $2M to fix the immediate issue with the Science Centre’s roof? Nope, no money for that. Can we find $6M to fix it completely? Nope. But they can spend $75M on shuttle buses because they don’t want to spend $60M to fix the bridge into the building.

    Tell me again how Conservatives are good with money? I mean, other than giving public money to private companies and/or their own pockets?

      • joshhsoj1902@lemmy.ca
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        4 months ago

        Why on earth would you expect a city to jump in and fix a provincial issue???

        I never understand why so many people are constantly making excuses for provincial governments who don’t do their job.