Ontario Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty has challenged rival John Tory to tell voters where he'll find $1.5 billion in cuts.
The Conservative platform calls for finding that money in savings but it doesn't specify where.
Speaking to supporters at an Ottawa restaurant, McGuinty said that's twice as much as what former Conservative premier Mike Harris cut in social services and the environment. He says Tory should tell voters before the election where he plans to cut.
"How many doctors, how many nurses? Is he going to fire water inspectors as they did last time, or is he going to fire meat inspectors as they did last time? Are they going to shut down medical school places that we've expanded in the province of Ontario?" McGuinty said.
"He's got a responsibility now, step forward, come up to the plate. You want to play in the big leagues tell us exactly where you're going to cut $1.5 billion out of our public services."
When asked about his own record and the promises he broke, McGuinty said he stands before the electorate "warts and all" and he'll let voters decide if he made the right decisions.
In Toronto, Tory quipped that McGuinty should get himself a good supply of wart ointment.
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- Ontario rejects electoral reform in referendum
- Ontario voters have rejected a proposed electoral reform that would have seen some provincial legislators chosen based on a party's share of the popular vote, results showed Thursday.
- Ontario voter turnout a record low
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