At $29.4 billion, the projected budget deficit in 2016/17 is larger than the cumulative budget deficits projected for the entire mandate in the Liberal platform.
debt and deficit
Mars 24, 2016
9:35AM
By 2017/18 spending will be up by $50 billion from 2014/15, representing a jump of 20 per cent.
Mars 19, 2016
3:10AM
Why has Ontario racked up so much debt?
Mars 18, 2016
4:04PM
Prime Minister Trudeau’s upcoming first budget reportedly contains a deficit in excess of $30 billion.
Mars 15, 2016
8:38AM
Provincial net debt has increased by approximately $160 billion since 2003/04.
Février 25, 2016
10:27AM
Once new major spending is factored in, the annual deficit is likely to be more than $25 billion.
Février 16, 2016
9:33AM
The province is facing a nearly $2 billion projected operating deficit.
Février 4, 2016
3:00AM
By the Ontario government’s own count it has 380,000 regulations on the books, twice as many as the next province.
Février 3, 2016
2:50PM
Ontario will run its eighth consecutive budget deficit in 2015/16, with a projected $7.5 billion shortfall.