Doug Ford promised Ontarians that “the party is over with taxpayers’ money,” when he was running for premier. But the government just released its budget update, and one thing is loud and clear: The party with taxpayers’ money keeps raging on at Queen’s Park.

The Ontario government’s recent budget update confirmed the government plans to borrow $14.6 billion this year. That’s more than double last year’s $6-billion deficit.

Ford is adding billions onto the province’s already massive government debt that is projected to reach $461 billion by the end of the year. This means that a baby born in Ontario is automatically saddled with nearly $30,000 of provincial government debt.

The consequences of the Ontario government’s years-long, multi-partisan obsession with borrowing money is catching

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