ontario budget

Provincial Finance Minister Charles Sousa tells an upbeat story about a booming Ontario, but reality is more complicated. The province’s finances remain a mess.

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Mai 10, 2017 12:27PM

Wynne government reopens spending tap, exposes province to more risk

Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam

Ontario carries a debt burden close to 40 per cent of GDP.

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Mai 8, 2017 10:59AM

Ontario budget includes short-sighted health-care spending promises

Bacchus Barua, Ben Eisen

Ontarians can expect to wait 15.6 weeks between referral from a general practitioner and treatment.

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Mai 3, 2017 9:33AM

Growth in government debt in Ontario hasn’t stopped—in fact, it hasn’t even slowed

Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam

Ontario government debt interest is expected to climb from $11.6 billion this year to $12.6 billion two years from now.

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Avril 28, 2017 9:10AM

Ontario’s budget opens the spending tap, drowns Ontarians in more debt

Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam

Ontario debt interest payments now stand at roughly $1 billion per month.

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Avril 27, 2017 2:36PM

Ontario budget—more spending, more debt

Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam

Ontario’s debt is expected to rise by approximately $34 billion over the next three years.

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Avril 26, 2017 9:30AM

Reality check—Ontario’s finances remain dire despite a balanced budget

Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam

Ontario’s debt now totals more than $300 billion.

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Avril 19, 2017 3:00AM

Despite likely balanced budget, Ontario’s deficit dragon not dead yet

Livio Di Matteo

With an election on the books for June 2018, the pressure will build for new spending.

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Formulaire de recherche

ontario budget

Why is Ontario’s debt burden shrinking so slowly?

Wynne government could take a few pointers from Liberal brethren in Quebec

Minister Sousa misses the big picture on Ontario’s economy and finances

Wynne government reopens spending tap, exposes province to more risk

Ontario budget includes short-sighted health-care spending promises

Growth in government debt in Ontario hasn’t stopped—in fact, it hasn’t even slowed

Ontario’s budget opens the spending tap, drowns Ontarians in more debt

Ontario budget—more spending, more debt

Reality check—Ontario’s finances remain dire despite a balanced budget

Despite likely balanced budget, Ontario’s deficit dragon not dead yet