2010 Pre Budget Submission
In November 2010, PRO President Don May made a presentation to the Minister of Finance outlining
PRO's position regarding the 2010 Provincial Budget. The Minister had asked stakeholders to consider
the following questions:
- What processes should the government put in place to enable it to move out of deficit?
- What steps should the government take to streamline and provide better public services to
Ontarians?
- Government priorities are job creation, health care, education, strong fiscal management and economic growth. How should the government balance this multitude of priorities? Given the considerable fiscal challenges, what should be the core priorities of the 2010 Budget?
In the 2 minute oral presentation, PRO asked the government to consider engage stakeholders in a process
to streamline the delivery of health promotion.
PRO's Written Submission
PRO expanded on this idea and asked the government to consider other recommendations
including:
- Dedicated funding for sport and recreation infrastructure (new build and renovation)
- Aligning health and tax policy by providing an HST exemption for sport and recreation programs and facility rentals,
- Increased funding for health promotion (leading up to the 2015 Pan Am Games)
- Streamlining efforts in health promotion by engaging stakeholders recreation and public health in the Healthy Communities Initiative.
Click here to read the entire submission.
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