Promise History
1.03.25 - “End Corporate Welfare: Cancel the corrupt ‘Jobs and Prosperity’ Fund”
Published: Jun 2018
Broken
01-Apr-2019
01-Apr-2019
Justification
Despite reiterating its campaign pledge to cancel the Jobs and Prosperity Fund, the Ontario government continued to use the fund. The promise is therefore considered broken.
“Documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation through a freedom of information request show that the Liberal-era Jobs and Prosperity Fund handed out $130,709,882 in 2018 after Premier Doug Ford was elected, despite his pledge to scrap what he described as a ‘corrupt’ form of ‘corporate welfare’.”
Not yet rated
Started tracking on: 29-Jun-2018
For The People: A Plan for Ontario
Published: Jun 2018
Reference Documents
“The Jobs and Prosperity Fund (JPF) is a 10-year, $2.7 billion fund that allows the government to partner with businesses to enhance productivity, innovation and exports.”
Jobs and Prosperity Fund and regional business support program–Progress report
Published: Feb 2020
Add a comment
Use your Facebook account to comment on this thread and join the discussion!