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1. Provincial finances in trouble—spotlight Central Canada

   The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) recently published its annual fiscal sustainability report, which provides long-term projections to assess the sustainability of public finances for the federal government and the provinces. In this ...

2. Debt and decline—Ontario’s challenges in three snapshots

   Ontario’s upcoming provincial budget will likely include a significant increase in government spending with an eye on the spring election. Liberal Finance Minister Charles Sousa has already indicated that the pre-election budget will now ...

3. Ontario’s fiscal paradox—a balanced budget and mounting debt

   Ontario has wrapped up its 2018 pre-budget public consultations as it prepares to deliver its next provincial budget. Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa confirmed in the fall fiscal statement that Ontario’s 2018 budget will be ...

4. Under OHIP+, access to new or innovative drugs for rare disorders is limited

   The Ontario government has launched its much promoted, publicly-funded pharmacare program called OHIP+, which will provide cost-free access to all prescription drugs in the Ontario formulary for the province’s four million children and ...

5. To reform its retail liquor market, Ontario can learn from Alberta

   During the recent long weekend, many Ontarians celebrated Canada’s 150th birthday with celebrations at their homes and cottages across our wonderful province. While having fun, relaxing and catching up with friends and relatives, it was ...

6. Ontario government celebrates lotteries and booze while applying ‘sin taxes’

   Ontario’s dispute with Liquor Control Board (LCBO) employees, which led to a tentative agreement earlier this week, highlights the continuing importance of “sin taxes” as a source of Ontario government revenue. Moreover, Ontario’s ...

7. Ontario’s basic income unlikely to help people get ahead

   This spring, the Ontario government will launch a three-year “basic income” pilot program and a key question to consider is how the program will impact the willingness of recipients to work. While it is possible to create a basic income ...

8. Risky business—the clean tech gamble

   Governments across Canada are betting big (carbon tax) money on clean tech. Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta have all directed funds from carbon pricing into ventures promoting “clean tech” (a.k.a. technology that provides ...

9. A worrying trend—size of government in Canada on the rise

   Every year Maclean's magazine invites economists and policy analysts to submit what they think is the most important chart Canadians should watch in the upcoming year, as it relates to the economy. Needless to say, choosing a single ...

10. Municipal finances in Ontario—growing water charges, too

    While there is a growing property tax burden in Ontario, what’s often left out of the discussion is the parallel rise in separate water and sewer/wastewater charges. The BMA Management Consulting Group’s annual municipal studies present ...