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1. Ford government presiding over massive growth of debt and debt interest costs

   Ontario's projected net government debt will eclipse $585 billion by 2029-30. ...

2. Ford government should address Ontario’s structural problems in upcoming budget

   Most of Ontario’s February employment gains were for part-time work. ...

3. Simply balancing Ontario’s budget won’t stop debt surge

   Ontario’s fall economic and fiscal statement delivered by this week Finance Minister Rod Phillips reveals a slower process towards budget balance. Revenue in 2019-20 will be $155.8 billion compared to $153.7 billion for the previous year, ...

4. Dear Premier Ford, please look forward—not back

   Appeared in Maclean's, September 26, 2018 This week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford created a committee to investigate the previous Liberal government’s handling of provincial finances including its accounting methods. Premier Ford compared Liberal ...

5. Debt and decline—Ontario’s challenges in three snapshots

   Ontario’s upcoming provincial budget will likely include a significant increase in government spending with an eye on the spring election. Liberal Finance Minister Charles Sousa has already indicated that the pre-election budget will now ...

6. Ontario’s fiscal paradox—a balanced budget and mounting debt

   Ontario has wrapped up its 2018 pre-budget public consultations as it prepares to deliver its next provincial budget. Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa confirmed in the fall fiscal statement that Ontario’s 2018 budget will be ...

7. Despite likely balanced budget, Ontario’s deficit dragon not dead yet

   Finance Minister Charles Sousa will deliver Ontario’s spring budget on April 27 and the expectation is that Ontario will deliver a balanced budget for the first time since the onset of the Great Recession. Ontario has now run nine ...

8. Reality check—Ontario’s budget is unrealistic

   The Ontario government has again promised a balanced budget by 2017-18 in its latest aspirational fiscal document but achieving its goal is based on a fervent hope that the economy will recover and revenues will grow faster than ...

9. Why Ontario won’t balance its budget

   In what is perhaps the longest running example of faith-based fiscal policy, Ontario’s government continues to insist it will balance its budget by 2017-18. It’s unlikely to deviate from this mantra as it readies to release its budget ...