Ford Government hands out $130 million from Jobs and Prosperity Fund, despite pledge to scrap it

The PC platform refers to the fund as a "corrupt" form of "corporate welfare"

By -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director—— Bio and Archives--April 2, 2019

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  • Documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation reveal that over $130 million was handed out in 2018 while Ford was premier
  • The PC platform refers to the fund as a "corrupt" form of "corporate welfare"
  • Taxpayers Federation calls for government to stop spending from the fund immediately and disclose how much more has been spent
TORONTO, ON: Documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation through a freedom of information request show that the Liberal-era Jobs and Prosperity Fund handed out $130,709,882 in 2018 after Premier Doug Ford was elected, despite his pledge to scrap what he described as a "corrupt" form of "corporate welfare".
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