The province has one of the highest top personal income tax rates in North America.
Government Spending & Taxes
Low-income families now pay more taxes than before this government’s reforms.
Per-person spending levels reached $8,639 in 2018 under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—only $72 short of the all-time high.
For comparable jobs, government-sector wages in Ontario are 10.6 per cent higher (on average) than wages in the private sector.
Per-person spending last year was only $72 short of the all-time high reached during the 2009 recession.
Alberta has run nearly uninterrupted deficits since 2008/09.
Eliminating “overpayments" could reduce regional tensions.
Quebec banned shale gas fracking and tightened rules for oil and gas drilling.
For as long as equalization has existed (since 1957), Quebec has always received the largest payment.
Closing the income gap with the rest of Canada will require Quebec’s government to work to attract more investment.
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