Budget hints and backlash

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Five years later, the Ford government is laying down its arms over Bill 124. Meanwhile, Finance Minister PETER BETHLENFALVY dropped a bunch of pre-budget hints along with the Q3 finances. Here’s how the busy Monday went down.

On budget goodies in the pipeline: Bethlenfalvy confirmed financial help is on the way for colleges and universities in the wake of Ottawa’s restrictions on international students — but that doesn’t mean tuition will be unfrozen just yet, despite please from post-secondary advocates and the government’s own experts.

“One thing we’ve been clear on is that we’re not raising tuition,” Bethlenfalvy told reporters in the Media Studio. “So we’re going to work with the college and university sector, we’ll have something out shortly, but we’ll also work with the federal government

Hospitals, too: Bethlenfalvy intimated more money is coming for cash-strapped hospitals, most of which are projecting oper…