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Say goodbye to Ontario’s ‘lost decade’ of debt and economic pain
Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, December 18, 2019 The 2010s are drawing to a close. Unfortunately, it was a disastrous decade for the Ontario government’s financial health. It’s worth looking back at the damage to help us understand the importance of not ...
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Ontario should learn from Quebec’s debt reduction
Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, November 13, 2019 Ontario is in debt, big time. And the Ford government does not have a plan to meaningfully reduce that debt burden. In fact, compared to Quebec, a province which had a well-earned reputation for poor fiscal ...
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Ford government remains Wynne-like with the deficit
Appeared in the Toronto Sun, September 12, 2019 Last week, a special “Blue Ribbon” panel on Alberta’s finances published its final report, which includes a plan to balance Alberta’s budget and stop the province’s rapid debt accumulation. Among other ...
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Globe and Mail understates Ontario’s fiscal challenge
Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, June 5, 2019 Last week, the Globe and Mail published an editorial discussing Ontario’s fiscal challenges, which badly misses the mark. The editorial argues that the Ford government need not concern itself with its stated ...