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1. An Assessment of Recent Economic Performance and Business Investment Growth in Ontario

   Over the first two decades of the 21st century, Ontario has been mired in a prolonged period of slow economic growth. This bulletin provides the context for this situation by examining the extent of Ontario’s economic weakness since the turn of ...

2. Ontario among region’s poorest jurisdictions

   Michigan’s per capita GDP was $3,911 higher than Ontario's. ...

3. Ford government should act to improve Ontario’s improving economy

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, September 5, 2019 There has been some good economic news lately in Ontario. The economy is growing, unemployment is down, and average weekly wages are up. All of this is welcome news. It’s important, however, to understand that ...

4. Despite a stronger 2017, Ontario’s economy still has a long way to go

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, January 17, 2018 Over the past decade and a half, Ontario has had more than its share of economic pain. So it’s good news that 2017 was a stronger year for the provincial economy, with Ontario among the national leaders in ...

5. Dear Minister Sousa, shrink Ontario’s debt burden while we’re still young

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, December 7, 2016 It’s widely known Ontario’s provincial government has racked up debt at a historic pace in recent years.  What is perhaps not as well-known is that the Liberal government has presented no plan to reduce ...

6. Ontario Auditor General’s not-so-subtle debt warning

   Appeared in the Waterloo Region Record 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. In 1989, he labelled mild government efforts to ...