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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. 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 ...

3. Wynne government gives public employees a raise despite deep red ink

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, June 14, 2017 Earlier this week, Premier Wynne’s government offered a four-year contract extension to Ontario government workers with 7.5 per cent pay raises over the life of the deal. This follows a two-year extension recently ...

4. Unemployment rate doesn’t tell full story of Ontario’s economy

   According to Statistics Canada, Ontario’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.8 per cent in April, its lowest level since January 2001. The drop puts Ontario well below the national average, which shrank by 0.2 percentage points to 6.5 per ...

5. Linking government compensation to private sector can help repair Ontario’s finances

   Appeared in the National Post, February 7, 2017 With a projected $4.3 billion deficit this year and mounting debt as far as the eye can see, the Wynne government will have to better control spending to repair the damage to Ontario’s finances. In these ...

6. Narrative about Canada’s post-recession economic superiority overlooks provincial laggards east of Manitoba

   A popular narrative holds that Canada weathered the global financial crisis and recession relatively well, outperforming many advanced countries economically since 2009. This is true for the country as whole particularly when Canada is ...

7. A new year’s resolution for Ontario’s government: Reduce spending

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, January 6, 2016 As the new year begins, many Ontarians are making resolutions to address long-standing problems or bad habits. For Ontario’s provincial government, the appropriate new year’s resolution is clear: it should ...