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Bar graph comparing funding for thermo and public funding of Ontario, with a large bar representing public funding at over 2 billion and a smaller bar for thermo funding at around 600 million. Text notes the cost of building a spa could have funded 19,000 nursing positions instead.
Ontario Budget Overrun Breakdown
Public Accountability Tracker

Ontario Budget Overruns
by Category

Every dollar on this list came from you. Click any category to see specific line items, sources, and what your community lost in return.

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Sources: All figures from published public records. View the methodology page for itemized list.
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What Ford's Misspending
Could Have Paid For

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Sources: FAO, Auditor General of Ontario, Ontario Health, CCPA, University Affairs, Maytree Foundation. All figures from published public records.

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