Doug Ford to cancel planned $177 million in retroactive budget cuts to Toronto

Premier Doug Ford is set to cancel the retroactive cuts that would affect public health, child care, and other municipal services, according to The Toronto Star.

“Bowing to pressure from Mayor John Tory, Premier Doug Ford is set to cancel retroactive cuts that have hit public health, child care, and other municipal services,” reads a tweet from Robert Benzie, of The Toronto Star.

The move comes as after his popularity plunged drastically in a recent public-opinion poll.

BREAKING: Bowing to pressure from Mayor John Tory, Premier Doug Ford is set to cancel retroactive cuts that have hit public health, child care, and other municipal services, the @TorontoStar has learned. Details soon at https://t.co/EqIKpHb7BB #onpoli#topoli

— Robert Benzie (@robertbenzie) May 27, 2019

More to come as this story unfolds.

See also

• New polling suggests support for Doug Ford has all but collapsed
• City of Toronto starts petition demanding Ford government to reverse funding cuts
• 86% of Torontonians oppose Doug Ford's cuts to public health