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  1. Hold the celebration—Ontario’s fiscal problems are far from solved

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, April 9, 2017 When Finance Minister Charles Sousa rises to deliver this year’s Ontario provincial budget, he’ll likely declare mission accomplished on slaying Ontario’s deficit. Indeed, after nine consecutive deficits and ...

  2. Ontario could take a budgeting lesson from… Quebec?

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, April 5, 2017 Times they are a changing. Historically, Quebec has been the poster child for bad fiscal management in Canada. At times the province has embraced high taxes, persistent deficits and growing government debt. But ...

  3. Hold the Celebration: A Balanced Budget Won't End Ontario's Fiscal Challenges

    Ontario’s public finances have deteriorated markedly in recent years. Net debt (gross debt minus financial assets) has approximately doubled since 2007; it is estimated that it will reach $318 billion this year (2016/17). After nine consecutive ...

  4. If Ontario balances its budget, spending discipline remains mandatory

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, March 1, 2017 In its upcoming budget, Ontario’s provincial government is forecasted to finally balance its budget after nine consecutive deficits. This is, of course, good news. However, the provincial government has ...

  5. Debt overload: A double whammy of provincial and federal debt will burden Ontarians

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, February 8, 2017 The Wynne government is finally promising to balance Ontario’s operating budget next year after nine consecutive deficits. If anybody thinks that means an end to growing government debt in the province of ...

  6. Bad mistakes—the Ontario government has made a few

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, November 23, 2016 Recently, Premier Kathleen Wynne admitted her government is partly to blame for skyrocketing electricity prices in Ontario, nothing that her government’s policies have contributed to an “unacceptable” ...

  7. Ontario’s fall statement—if this plan is ‘working,’ what does failure look like

    Appeared in the Financial Post, November 15, 2016 The Wynne government just released its fall statement—essentially an update on the state of Ontario’s economy and finances. After a brief preamble about the challenges imposed by the 2008/09 recession, the ...

  8. Ontario government committed to increasing debt load for future generations

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, November 10, 2016 Another week, another report showing Ontario’s finances are in dire straits. This time, the report was issued by the province’s Financial Accountability Office (FAO), which showed the province on track to rack ...

  9. Wynne government missing big picture on Ontario finances

    Appeared in the Financial Post, October 6, 2016 The Ontario government is reportedly in a spat with the province’s auditor general about the size of last year’s deficit. The auditor general pegs the shortfall at $5 billion, whereas the government, using a ...

  10. Ontario has no credible plan to shrink its debt burden

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, May 25, 2016 It’s no secret Ontario’s debt burden is growing quickly. In fact, Ontario has piled up debt significantly faster than any other province since 2003. Troublingly, the government has not presented a serious plan for ...