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Ontario launches reviews of large public agencies including Metrolinx, LCBO
['Canadian Press']
Barrie 360
Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy watches as Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to media at a press conference at the Cool Beer Brewing Company in Toronto, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole BurstonThe Ontario government is putting several large public agencies under the microscope, launching reviews that will look at efficiency and productivity.
Premier Doug Ford has said he told them to pay back "every single penny," but Bethlenfalvy could not say if that has happened.
The agencies being reviewed are: Metrolinx, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, Supply Ontario, Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation, Legal Aid Ontario, Agricorp, and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.
AdvertisementInterim Liberal Leader John Fraser also tied the announcement to the now-reversed purchase of a $29-million jet for Premier Doug Ford's use and said the timing is suspect.