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On CP24, Premier Doug Ford says they found $1 billion in savings when he was at city hall. That is a lie that has now been debunked by several media outlets, including the Star
9:22 AM - 22 May 2019
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After assisting the Fords in perpetuating that lie, senior city staff eventually also admitted the $1-billion claim was misleading:
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I missed this Ford claim. For posterity:…
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Ford also claimed the city's budget has increased 40% in 5 years. That's incorrect. Giving him the benefit of the doubt and going back to 2013 when the gross operating budget was $10.86B, the increase is 19% (to $13.47B in 2019). Unclear what numbers he is using.- [IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/859597873339617280/gpt8fh9d_bigger.jpg[/IMG][B]Jennifer Pagliaro[/B]Verified account @[B]jpags[/B] 10h10 hours ago
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Ford called council "spendaholics." It's worth noting, as per the most recent city staff presentation on the 2019 budget, that spending per capita has also decreased since the Ford's left municipal office: