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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 continues to mirror fiscal approach of its predecessors

    Over three years, nominal program spending will increase by a cumulative total of 8.5 per cent. ...

  3. Ontario’s latest budget will keep debt interest costs rising

    According to the budget, debt interest payments will total $13.1 billion in 2021/22. ...

  4. Ford fiscal strategy resembles McGuinty/Wynne plans—with predictable results

    By fiscal year 2023/24, Ontario's provincial net debt will eclipse $503 billion. ...

  5. 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. ...

  6. 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. ...

  7. Ontario’s debt legacy makes balancing budget harder

    According to the 2020 budget, the government will spend an estimated $12.5 billion on debt interest. ...

  8. Ford government faces pivotal choice in upcoming budget

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

  9. Ford government faces critical decisions as budget day looms

    According to forecasts, Ontario's net government debt will approach $463 billion in 2022/23. ...

  10. Ontario’s red ink—the Ford government should heed lessons from recent past

    The Ford government recently government tabled its budget for the 2020/21 year. Unsurprisingly, given the pandemic and recession, Ontario is on track to run a large operating budget deficit this year—an estimated $38.5 billion. The budget ...