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  1. 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 ...

  2. Ontario has a $15 billion deficit—not the $6.7 billion claimed by the previous government

    The Ontario government’s review of provincial finances is finally out, and the picture is even grimmer than what the auditor general and the Financial Accountability Office have presented. The key findings confirm that Ontario since 1990 ...

  3. Ontario's economic challenges go beyond the deficit

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, August 29, 2018 Since taking office, Premier Ford has emphasized the need to curb government spending. The premier has, for example, promised a line-by-line audit of spending. This is good news. A disciplined approach to ...

  4. Spending discipline key to Ontario's fiscal and economic success

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, August 22, 2018 Premier Doug Ford’s PC government faces many fiscal and economic challenges including Ontario’s huge debt load and high tax rates in key areas. The interest payments on the debt impose costs on taxpayers while ...

  5. Restoring Ontario's Public Finances

    Ontario’s public finances have deteriorated over the last few decades as chronic deficits have led to mounting public debt. Nevertheless, the situation can be repaired—and relatively more quickly than might be imagined. Restoring Ontario’s Public Finances ...

  6. Balance Ontario’s budget now—not later

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, August 8, 2018 When Ontario’s Liberal government tabled its 2018/19 budget, which featured a substantial budget deficit, senior officials made it clear that going back into the red was a choice—not a necessity dictated by ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Ford should get serious about Ontario's deficit

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, July 11, 2018 Ontario’s long string of operating deficits, and resulting run-up in government debt (projected to hit $325 billion this year) raises a $325 billion question: How will Premier Doug Ford’s new government tackle the ...

  9. What can Doug Ford learn from Jean Chretien?

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, July 5, 2018 Recently, the credit rating agency Fitch lowered Ontario’s credit rating outlook. Specifically, while maintaining the provincial government’s “AA” rating, our outlook was changed from “stable” to “negative,” ...

  10. Will Ontario’s new government deal with our debt problem?

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, June 6, 2018 Last week, Premier Kathleen Wynne conceded that the Liberal Party’s 15-year run as the government of Ontario will end after this week’s election. So we will soon have a new government, with either Ontario PC Leader ...