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1. Ontario budget deficit likely larger than forecast

   We recently blogged on the Ontario government’s March 2020 Economic and Fiscal Update (hereafter simply referred to as the Fiscal Update), which we concluded was too optimistic in its economic and revenue assumptions, and included new ...

2. Ford government’s budget update overly optimistic and likely ineffective

   Appeared in National Newswatch, April 2, 2020 With all the announcements last week by the federal government, and the drama surrounding the passage of the federal spending bill on Wednesday, last week’s Ontario financial and budget update went largely ...

3. It's not our problem; Ontario Liberals kick deficit can down the road

   Appeared in the Financial Post The May 2 minority Liberal budget is a politically expedient document that likely avoids an election but unfortunately fails to tackle Ontario's looming fiscal crisis. The longer the province waits, the more difficult ...

4. Ontario's 2012 budget a missed opportunity

   Appeared in the Financial Post On Tuesday, Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan had one of those rare opportunities of which politicians can only dream. With his province heading toward a fiscal crisis caused by mounting debt and out-of-control spending ...

5. Duncan must deal with the real problem: government spending

   Appeared in the Kingston Whig-Standard, London Free Press, Waterloo Region Record, Timmins Daily Press, Tillsonburg News, Pembroke Observer, Chatham Daily News, Sarnia Observer, Owen Sound Sun Times, and Guelph Mercury If Ontarians are to believe Finance ...