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  1. Minister Sousa misses the big picture on Ontario’s economy and finances

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, Aug 9, 2017 It seems Ontario’s Finance Minister Charles Sousa doesn’t agree with me about the state of provincial finances. In a letter to the Toronto Sun he criticized a recent column of mine, suggesting I wasn’t ...

  2. Canada needs a strong Ontario now more than ever

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, July, 19, 2017 Historically, Alberta and Ontario have been engines fuelling the Canadian economy and significant net contributors to federal finances. In other words, residents of both provinces have generally sent more money ...

  3. Wynne government’s giant rubber duck—the economic effects

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, July 12, 2017 For Canada Day, Premier Wynne's government spent about $120,000 to help bring a giant rubber duck to Toronto.  The decision drew criticism from opposition politicians and advocacy groups who saw it as a waste ...

  4. Don’t end funding for Ontario's Catholic schools—start funding independent schools

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, June 21, 2017 Once again, activist groups are calling for defunding Catholic education in Ontario. Although education funding reform is long overdue, simply axing separate school boards isn’t the way to do it. Instead, Ontario ...

  5. Economic bright spots no justification for increased government spending in Ontario

    There’s some recent evidence that Ontario’s economy is igniting and may be poised to once again become Canada’s economic engine. Indeed, Canada’s major banks have released forecasts that Ontario will lead the country in economic growth ...

  6. Wynne government reopens spending tap, exposes province to more risk

    Appeared in the Financial Post, May 10, 2017 The Wynne government recently tabled Ontario’s first balanced operating budget in a decade. While it’s good to see the province finally bring its annual operating expenditures in line with revenues, there are ...

  7. Growth in government debt in Ontario hasn’t stopped—in fact, it hasn’t even slowed

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, May 3, 2017 Last week, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa announced that after nine straight deficits, the government’s operating budget would finally be balanced for the coming fiscal year. Some people might assume that ...

  8. Ontario’s budget opens the spending tap, drowns Ontarians in more debt

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, April 28, 2017 On Thursday, Finance Minister Charles Sousa tabled the Ontario government’s budget for the 2017/18 fiscal year. The government’s spin has focused on the fact that the operating budget is balanced for the first ...

  9. Ontario budget—more spending, more debt

    This afternoon, Ontario’s Finance Minister Charles Sousa delivered the provincial government budget for fiscal year 2017/18. Headlines will likely focus on the government’s first balanced operating budget in a decade. A deeper look at ...

  10. Reality check—Ontario’s finances remain dire despite a balanced budget

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, April 26, 2017 The Ontario government last balanced its budget 10 years ago. Tomorrow, approximately $160 billion in new debt later, Finance Minister Charles Sousa is expected to finally table a balanced operating budget for ...