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1. Ontario Manufacturing: Myths vs. Realities

   Appeared in the National Post Ontario’s chronic budget deficits have been a problem for more than a decade, as they initially surfaced during the early 2000s but came back with a vengeance once the recession struck. Defenders of the status quo argue that ...

2. Ontario vs. U.S. Rust Belt: No Excuse for Deficits

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail Despite the talk of painful austerity, Ontario’s recent budget continues to bleed red ink. Finance Minister Charles Sousa projects a deficit this year of $8.5 billion, and doesn’t predict an actual balancing of the books ...

3. Ontario vs. the US “Rust Belt”: Coping with a Changing Economic World

   Since the recession, Ontario has recorded large and consistent budget deficits that have increased the province’s already enormous debt load. According to a prominent narrative at Queen’s Park, policymakers are not to blame for this fiscal trend because ...