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

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

2. 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 ...

3. How to start cleaning up Ontario's finances—fast

   Appeared in the National Post, July 25, 2018 As Ontario’s new government takes charge, public attention has focused on the moves made on education and the management of Hydro One. However, the most important task remains outstanding—dealing with the ...

4. Ontario’s net debt may hit $500 billion by 2026-27

   The size of Ontario’s provincial deficit has become a matter of some debate. The Wynne government’s 2018 budget projected a deficit of $6.7 billion. But according to a recent report from the auditor general, Ontario’s deficit may be even ...

5. Actually, including capital spending, Ontario’s deficit is more than $32 billion

   Ontario’s 2018 provincial budget saw total operating expense reach $158.5 billion with total revenues at $152.5 billion, for a deficit of just over $6 billion. But there has been some debate over government accounting methods and the ...

6. Ontario’s large debt grew in a hurry

   The release of Canadian Government Finance Statistics for 2013 reveals that the per capita net financial worth of most provincial and territorial governments stabilized in 2013 and the net liabilities of some provinces and territories ...