Trump, trade, and technology.Premier Kathleen Wynne has signalled those three priorities for her government in the homestretch to next year’s provincial campaign.In a major speech on Monday in Hamilton — where she launched a basic income pilot project to help low-income Ontarians — Wynne indicated she will keep the pedal to the metal through the June 7, 2018 election.“We cannot simply assume that President (Donald) Trump will do the right thing or make the right choices,” the premier said at LiUNA Station of the mercurial new American president.“We cannot simply assume that the jobs of tomorrow will be available to Ontarians. Government must have a plan. And to be premier of this province you must have a plan,” she said, in an apparent reference to Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown.Brown, who leads in public-opinion polls, has been so reluctant to discuss policy specifics that his party has quietly changed its November pre-election conference in Toronto from a delegated convention with Tory members voting into a glorified campaign rally.Trailing the PC leader by double digits in polls, Wynne, by contrast, will be highlighting her detailed plans for the months and years ahead — including labour reforms that will make it easier for workers to unionize.“This is a new world with new challenges. In this new world, our plan to date as a government has been straightforward: Get the fundamentals right by reducing the deficit, supporting new jobs, focusing on economic growth, and investing in those priorities that can have the most impact,” she said.With Finance Minister Charles Sousa tabling the first balanced budget in Ontario since 2008 on Thursday, the premier insisted the province is well-positioned for future.“People are anxious about their jobs and their futures. They are worried about the soaring cost of renting or buying a place to live,” said Wynne, who last week ann ...
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