Drummond report released today
Posted Feb 15, 2012 05:14:42 AM.
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Ontario is bracing for a report today that will make sweeping recommendations on what the governing Liberals must do to slay the deficit.
Finance Minister Dwight Duncan says the report by former TD Bank chief economist Don Drummond will be political dynamite.
He predicts the report will be “sweeping” in scope and “very controversial,” but the government will make the final decision on what’s implemented.
Much of the report will focus on health care, which eats up nearly half of every dollar the provincial government spends.
Drummond has already floated the idea of delisting some services, such as unnecessary C-sections, which has raised the ire of some women’s groups.
He’s also expected to recommend eliminating caps on classroom sizes and ending a fifth year for high-school students who want to improve their grades to get into university.
