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1. Ontario’s economy—slow growth and weak business investment

   Real per-person economic growth was 9.1 per cent in Ontario compared to 26.1 per cent in the rest of Canada. ...

2. An Assessment of Recent Economic Performance and Business Investment Growth in Ontario

   Over the first two decades of the 21st century, Ontario has been mired in a prolonged period of slow economic growth. This bulletin provides the context for this situation by examining the extent of Ontario’s economic weakness since the turn of ...

3. Ford government pursuing McGuinty-style deficit-reduction strategy

   According to government forecasts, Ontario’s debt will climb to $502 billion in 2023/24. ...

4. 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 ...

5. Ontario among region’s poorest jurisdictions

   Michigan’s per capita GDP was $3,911 higher than Ontario's. ...

6. Ford government should exercise prudence in these volatile times

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, March 19, 2020 As uncertainty swirls, the Ford government, which next week will release a fiscal update—instead of a planned complete 2020 budget—should remember that prudence is the best shield to protect government finances. ...

7. More money from Ottawa the wrong solution to Ontario’s fiscal challenges

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, December 4, 2019 Ontario premier Doug Ford used a recent meeting of premiers to encourage his counterparts to join him in pressing the Trudeau government for an increase in cash transfers to help the provinces cope with rising ...

8. Ontario should learn from Michigan reforms

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, October 2, 2019 Ontario has experienced its share of economic hardship over the past 15 years, with generally weak economic growth, sluggish job creation in most parts of the province, and a ballooning government debt. The ...

9. The Power of Comprehensive Policy Reform: Lessons for Ontario from Michigan

   In recent years, Ontario has experienced weak overall economic performance and rising public debt. Further, the province has seen its manufacturing sector—once a primary driver of growth in the province—decline substantially. By comparison, the ...

10. Ford’s former finance minister proffers sound advice for his successor

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, June 26, 2019 Last week, Premier Doug Ford announced a major cabinet shuffle in Ontario. Among the most important moves was the removal of Vic Fedeli (pictured above) as finance minister, to be replaced by Rod Phillips. ...