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Attracting Investment, Creating Jobs and Growing the Economy
    The 2012 Ontario Budget takes strong action to eliminate Ontario's deficit by 2017-18 while protecting health care and education and doing the things that are essential to creating jobs and growing the economy.
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June is Seniors' Month
    Ontario’s seniors worked hard to build a province that we could all be proud of. That’s why the McGuinty government is taking strong action to give our seniors the supports they need to enjoy their golden years with dignity and grace.
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School Closures
    Ontario is asking everyone in the public sector to do their part to help bring down a $16 billion deficit. That includes asking school boards to take a look at underused schools and the possibility of school consolidations in order to re-invest in student
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Cleaner Air for Ontario
    A recent report show that over the last decade, levels for six of the most common pollutants have decreased by as much as 60 per cent
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The 2012 Ontario Budget: Strong Action for a Stronger Ontario
    Savings found in the education budget to provide $20 million in transition funding for northern and rural hospitals. We cut the price the government pays for generic drugs and we’ll use that money to support the most vulnerable, raising Ontario Disability
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Provincial News
Ontario Plans to Extend Highway 427
    Government Planning for Future Growth with Smart Infrastructure Investments
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Reducing Auto Insurance Costs for Ontario Drivers
    Ontario Government Proposes Strategy to Help People Lower Household Expenses
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More Support for Low-Income Families
    Ontario Government Proposes Increase in Child Benefit
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A Budget for a Prosperous and Fair Ontario
    New Ontario Government Helps Create Jobs And Supports People
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New Ontario Government Helps The Music Industry Create Jobs
    New Fund Promotes Ontario’s Music at Home and Around the World
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More Front-Line Nursing Care For Ontarians McGuinty Government Helps 10,000 Nurses Get Job Experience Ontario is ensuring that families have greater access to front-line health care by supporting nurses throughout their careers.

Since 2007, more than 10,000 nurses have provided care to Ontario families through the Nursing Graduate Guarantee program. Through this initiative new nursing graduates are offered the opportunity to work full time in the province within six months of graduation.

These nurses receive additional hands on experience so that they can provide a broad range of services and better patient care in areas such as long-term care homes, hospitals and public health units. Ontario is the only province to offer this type of program which is helping keep nurses here at home.

Ontarians are also benefitting from the knowledge and expertise of nurses with many years of experience. The Late Career Nurse Initiative helps nurses 55 years and older stay working longer, through opportunities for less physically demanding work, such as mentoring other nurses and teaching patients.

Today's announcement kicks off Nursing Week which runs from May 9 - 15. Supporting Ontario nurses is part of the government's Open Ontario Plan to provide more access to health care services while improving quality and accountability for patients.