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  1. 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 ...

  2. Ontario employment gains—an uneven picture

    According to the most recent Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey, Ontario saw an increase of 58,000 jobs in August. But the evidence suggests that all’s not coming up roses after one looks at the longer-term picture across Ontario’s ...

  3. Ford government should act to improve Ontario’s improving economy

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, September 5, 2019 There has been some good economic news lately in Ontario. The economy is growing, unemployment is down, and average weekly wages are up. All of this is welcome news. It’s important, however, to understand that ...

  4. Alberta’s problems hurt Ontario—here’s how

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, May 1, 2019 It’s well known that Alberta has had a difficult time recently. A commodity price slump in 2014 triggered one of the nastiest recessions in the province’s history and the recovery has been tepid and uneven. It’s ...

  5. Ford government should heed Michigan's success

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, April 3, 2019 Whenever a new government is elected, as happened in Ontario last year, one of the most important questions is whether it will maintain the policy trajectory of its predecessor or instead chart a different policy ...

  6. Big deficits or slash-and-burn—the Ford government’s false choice

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, November 28, 2018 The Toronto Sun recently published a letter to the editor from Ontario Finance Minister Vic Fedeli (pictured above) objecting to my last column —specifically, my assertion that the government’s mini-budget ...

  7. GM layoffs highlight divergence between Ontario’s two biggest cities and rest of province

    The announced closure of the General Motors’ auto assembly plant in Oshawa will cause severe hardship for thousands of families. It’s horrible news. But if you’re determined to find a silver lining, there’s this—the major closure so ...

  8. On spending and deficits—if nothing changes, nothing changes

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, November 21, 2018 Last week, Finance Minister Vic Fedeli tabled Ontario’s Fall Economic Statement. This “mini-budget” was an opportunity for the Ford government to get serious about putting provincial finances on more ...

  9. Ford government faces three-pronged threat to Ontario’s competitiveness

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, November 7, 2018 On the campaign trail, Doug Ford promised that, if elected, he’d bring business investment back to Ontario. This is exactly what the new government should focus on—but it’s easier said than done. Ontario must ...

  10. 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 ...