While the overall federal transfer “pie” has grown significantly over the past decade, Ontario’s “slice” has also grown larger.
ontario economy
Décembre 22, 2015
3:53PM
The recent elections in Alberta and federally in Canada have elected governments that appear dedicated to increasing government’s interference in the economy.
Novembre 3, 2015
4:00AM
Business investment is no longer the driving force of capital formation in Ontario. In its place, investment by the public sector has nearly doubled.
Juillet 18, 2015
9:00AM
Last week, Standard and Poor’s announced a downgrade to Ontario’s long-term credit rating, pointing to the province’s “very weak budgetary performance.”
Juin 18, 2015
10:00AM
Despite the talk of painful austerity, Ontario’s recent budget continues to bleed red ink. Finance Minister Charles Sousa projects a deficit this year of $8.5 billion, and doesn’t predict an actual balancing of the books until 2017-18 fiscal year.
Décembre 13, 2014
10:00AM
When the federal government faced a growing debt problem in the late 1980s, then Opposition finance critic Paul Martin was initially skeptical about cutting spending.
Novembre 18, 2014
10:00AM
There was an aura of complacency in Queen’s Park as the Ontario government released its update on the state of provincial finances.
Mai 27, 2014
2:00AM
A new report on provincial debts and deficits by Moody's, the international credit rating agency, is another piercing reminder of Ontario's serious fiscal challenges.
Mai 22, 2014
2:00AM
Lost in the current flurry of Ontarios election campaign is the one key issue facing the province, and indeed all of Canada: Ontarios laggard economic performance is dragging down the national economy.