Who was Barbara Mitchell?
  1. Search
  2. ontario budget
  3. Steve Lafleur
  4. Site

Search

Search results

  1. 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. ...

  2. Lessons for the Ford Government from the 1995 Federal Budget

    Chronic deficits since the 2008/09 recession have weakened Ontario’s public finances. The province’s debt-to-GDP ratio—a key measure of fiscal sustainability—increased from 27.8 percent to an estimated 47.0 percent of GDP by the end of 2020/21. ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Ontario’s new finance minister must recognize the importance of budget balance

    Appeared in National Newswatch, January 14, 2021 With the resignation of Rod Phillips, Ontario’s incoming finance minister Peter Bethlenfalvy inherits a difficult job. The province’s fiscal challenges long pre-date the global pandemic. Queen’s Park has ...

  5. Ontario’s Deficit Reduction Strategy Mirrors Previous, Unsuccessful Attempts

    This study analyzes the first budget of the new Progressive Conservative government in Ontario, tabled in early April 2019, to assess the extent to which it reflects either a fundamental shift in fiscal policy from the policies of the Ford government’s ...