ontario budget

1:27PM
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Dear Premier Ford, please look forward—not back

If the government exercises spending restraint, it can eliminate Ontario’s $15 billion deficit in roughly three years.


8:32AM
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Balance Ontario’s budget now—not later

Ontario has a debt burden of more than $300 billion.


11:52AM
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This year, the government expects to add $16.8 billion to the province’s net debt.


3:17PM
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The Wynne government’s budget raises most middle tax rates and adjusts income thresholds.


10:24AM
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This year’s budget plans to increase program spending by 6.1 per cent this year.


3:19PM
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Ontario will run budget deficits of nearly $7 billion in each of the next three fiscal years.


9:51AM
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Only New Brunswick and Nova Scotia created fewer private-sector jobs than Ontario, on average, each year between 2007 and 2016.


3:46PM
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Ontario’s upcoming provincial budget will likely include a significant increase in government spending with an eye on the spring election.


10:22AM
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The upcoming 2018 budget will send a clear signal about the Wynne government’s direction.


5:00AM
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In 2016-17, the deficit was $0.991 billion but $6.276 billion was added to the net debt.