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1. Fiscal headwinds heighten need for spending reductions in Ontario

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, June 19, 2019 Nobody said governing was easy. On fiscal policy, the Ford government has learned this lesson the hard way, as it inherited a daunting budget deficit and faces headwinds that will make eliminating that deficit ...

2. Globe and Mail understates Ontario’s fiscal challenge

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, June 5, 2019 Last week, the Globe and Mail published an editorial discussing Ontario’s fiscal challenges, which badly misses the mark. The editorial argues that the Ford government need not concern itself with its stated ...

3. Ontario’s Deficit Reduction Strategy Mirrors Previous, Unsuccessful Attempts

   This study analyzes the first budget of the new Progressive Conservative government in Ontario, tabled in early April 2019, to assess the extent to which it reflects either a fundamental shift in fiscal policy from the policies of the Ford government’s ...

4. Ford government's slow and steady fiscal approach fraught with risk

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, May 8, 2019 The Ford government has a five-year plan to balance the province’s budget by 2023/24. The government’s strategy is to continue increasing nominal spending—but at a slower rate than government revenue is forecasted ...

5. Ontario's debt binge will continue

   Ontario has a government debt, forecasted to reach $360 billion this year. For context, that’s almost $25,000 for every man, woman and child in the province. What’s more alarming is how quickly the debt burden has grown in recent years. ...

6. Ford's first budget must fulfill campaign promises

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, April 10, 2019 Clearly, Ontario’s finances are in bad shape. With a government debt load of more than $23,000 per resident and a 10-figure annual budget deficit, the Ford government has inherited serious challenges. There’s ...

7. Ontario government must freeze nominal spending to close fiscal gap

   Next week, the Ford government will table its first budget and Ontarians will get the clearest signals to-date of this government’s fiscal plans. According to recently-revised fiscal numbers, Ontario has been running deficits since 2008 ...

8. Ford government should recognize 'recession' risks of huge deficit

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, February 13, 2019 Ontario is running a $14.5 billion budget deficit, and there are many reasons to worry about that. Most obviously, such a big deficit means the province will add substantially to its huge debt load, which is ...

9. Increased public school spending contributing to Ontario's deficit

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, February 6, 2019 Recently, Premier Ford’s government appeared to open the door to the possibility of eventually ending full-day kindergarten in Ontario as a deficit-fighting measure. Critics pounced on the government, saying ...

10. Government spending burying Ontarians in debt

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, January 30, 2019 The combination of growing provincial and federal government debt is creating a significant burden for current and future Ontarians. To stop adding to this burden, policymakers in Toronto and Ottawa must ...