New medical school and helicopters: Here’s what else was in the 2024 Ontario budget
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Here are some of the quirkier highlights from the 2024 Ontario budget.
Ontario’s 2024 budget is the largest in the province’s history, with billions earmarked for important sectors such as health, education and housing.
However, it also includes promises for some previously unheard of policies and projects.
Here are some of the quirkier highlights from the budget:
The Progressive Conservatives are partnering with York University in Vaughan, Ont. to build a new medical school specifically for family physicians.
Few details have been provided on this new initiative, with officials saying that about $900 million has been put aside for planning.
The government says this will be the first medical school in Canada primarily focused on training family doctors.
It’s unclear why York University was chosen as the partner institution for this new endeavour, as a December auditor general report found that an overreliance on international students and steadily decreasing domestic enrolment was putting the institution at risk.
