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1. Ford Government Fiscal Policy Approach Mirrors that of McGuinty and Wynne

   This bulletin analyzes the recent 2021 budget that Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government tabled in order to assess the extent to which it continues or changes the general fiscal policy approach of the Liberal governments of Premiers ...

2. Ford government presiding over massive growth of debt and debt interest costs

   Ontario's projected net government debt will eclipse $585 billion by 2029-30. ...

3. Ford budget could represent turning point in Ontario fiscal history

   Within two fiscal years of Chretien's 1995 budget, federal finances had moved from large deficits to surpluses. ...

4. Ford government should address Ontario’s structural problems in upcoming budget

   Most of Ontario’s February employment gains were for part-time work. ...

5. Ford government faces pivotal choice in upcoming budget

   Ontario's debt interest costs are expected to increase to $13.9 billion in 2022/23. ...

6. Ford government must plot path to budget balance

   Appeared in National Newswatch, February 18, 2021 The Ford government released Ontario’s 2020/21 third quarter fiscal update last week. As expected, the numbers were ugly. The Department of Finance now anticipates a $38.5 billion budget deficit for this ...

7. Ontario braces for largest budget deficits in provincial history

   Before the Ford government tabled Ontario’s 2020/21 budget on Thursday, analysts and budget watchers knew it would likely include the largest deficit in the province’s history. These expectations were met, as the government again ...

8. Ford’s deficit-reduction plan reminiscent of Rae, McGuinty, Wynne years

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, November 5, 2020 On Thursday, the Ford government tabled its budget for the 2020/21 fiscal year, revealing plans to run some of the largest deficits in Ontario history—not just this year, but in years to come. For fiscal year ...

9. Ontario budget deficit will reach historic levels

   The Ford government on Wednesday released Ontario’s first quarter finances. The headline statistic was the updated estimate of Ontario’s operating budget deficit this year, now pegged at $38.5 billion, up from approximately $20 billion ...

10. Ford government’s upcoming second budget should include real fiscal reform

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, January 15, 2020 It’s no secret that Ontario faces a large debt problem. At $24,000 per Ontarian and climbing, Ontario’s in a deep hole. That, combined with the absence of plan to meaningfully reduce the province’s debt burden ...