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Paul Calandra has stated again that he will not be able to meet his self-imposed deadline of June for introducing the legislation, but he is continuing to work on it.

There are two pending byelections in Ontario that will be the first test for the Ontario Liberals under new leader Bonnie Crombie. Polling indicates that one of the two constituencies is very close.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed a new housing fund linked to fourplexes, a measure that Ontario Premier Doug Ford strongly disagrees with.

The Progressive Conservative government utilized its new ‘communications centre’ this week for the finance minister’s budget press conference and a technical briefing for journalists.

Premier Doug Ford stated that he has been informed by municipal leaders that a lack of funds for building roads and water lines is one of the major obstacles to increasing the number of homes built.

Despite being pressed on the issue multiple times, Bonnie Crombie declined to comment on the federal carbon price but stated that the Ontario Liberals ‘won’t add additional tax burden to Ontarians.’

Although Crombie was initially hesitant to clearly express her position on carbon pricing, her party released a statement on Monday ruling out a carbon tax.