The Ontario Liberal Government released the 2007 Ontario Budget (available in multiple languages). Some highlights and critiques of the Ontario Budget:

Highlights

• A two-per-cent increase in Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program payments;
• Increasing the hourly minimum wage to $10.25 in 2010;
• Enhancing child care through an additional $25 million in 2007-08, growing to $50 million in ongoing support starting in 2008-09;
• New affordable housing programs;
• Giving pensioners enhanced access to their locked-in accounts and permitting pension income splitting; and
• Increased benefits for about 155,000 injured workers.

Critiques

• Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives: A short summary of a budget that’s short on anything new (in PDF)
• DAWN - Ontario DisAbled Women's Network Ontario 2007 Budget Responses
• CUPE: Federal Budget 2007: A Bag of Tricks (one minute animation)
• Wellesley Institute: Ontario budget 2007: Thanks for the thoughts, but where’s the money?