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1. If Premier Wynne wants to boost low-wage worker pay, she should cut Ontario’s corporate tax rate

   The flaws in Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s plan to raise the pay of low-wage workers are quickly becoming apparent. On Jan. 1, the Wynne government increased Ontario’s minimum wage sharply by 21 per cent and it immediately backfired ...

2. Job growth in Toronto and Ottawa masks job weakness in most of Ontario

   Ontarians have experienced significant economic pain since the Great Recession. While the provincewide economy has recovered to an extent, job growth in Ontario has been below the national average since 2008. Furthermore, many regions ...

3. Nearly half of Ontario urban areas had fewer jobs last year than in 2008

   It's widely known that Ontario has suffered more than its fair share of economic pain over the past decade. That pain, however, has not been spread evenly across the province. While the provincial economy’s overall performance has ...

4. Quebec unemployment rate now lower than Ontario’s

   There’s a remarkable economic transformation underway in Quebec. The economy is growing and the unemployment rate is down. Indeed, Quebec’s unemployment rate (three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted) in July at 5.9 per cent is ...

5. Eastern Ontario—more than its share of economic pain over the past decade

   Ontario’s economy has experienced more than its share of economic pain in recent years. That pain, however, has not been spread evenly around the province. Some regions have been hit harder than others. That’s why we recently published a ...

6. Post-recession economic recovery quite tepid in southwestern Ontario

   It’s widely known that Ontario’s economy has experienced more than its share of economic pain in recent years. That pain, however, has not been spread evenly around the province. Some regions have been hit harder than others. Our recent ...

7. Ontario vs. U.S. Rust Belt: No Excuse for Deficits

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail 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 ...