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  1. 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 ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Ontario in the grip of short-term policy thinking

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, March 8, 2017 Public policy decisions are frequently biased towards short-term thinking. Governments make decisions that will affect people’s lives for decades, but must operate within a political context in which the next ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Ontario must prepare for slowdown in growth of federal transfers

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, February 22, 2017 The Wynne government expects to finally balance Ontario’s operating budget next year (with some help from accountants on how the province treats its pensions). It would be a big mistake, however, to think the ...

  7. 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” ...

  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. Throne speech doesn’t provide the policy reset Ontario needs

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, September 16, 2016 On Monday, Kathleen Wynne’s government delivered its speech from the throne. The address was widely anticipated, with many observers describing it as an opportunity for the government to “reset” its policy ...