The Ontario government's fiscal projections assume revenues will grow faster than spending, when the opposite has often been the case.
Government Spending & Taxes
February 22, 2016
10:41AM
To eliminate the deficit, Alberta's government should restrain spending.
February 19, 2016
3:00AM
The problem of a high-cost low-performance system is not just a provincial one—but a Canadian one.
February 17, 2016
8:00AM
Budget contained no plan to offset the dramatic increase in business taxes associated with reintroducing the Provincial Sales Tax a few years ago.
February 17, 2016
3:00AM
While saying the public sector should focus more on outcomes, McGuinty refuses to look at the end results of his policies for Ontario’s economic performance.
February 16, 2016
3:00AM
Prime Minister Trudeau recently mused that not only will the $10 billion deficit ceiling be broken, but the return to a balanced budget by 2019/20 is now in question.
February 15, 2016
3:00AM
While the overall federal transfer “pie” has grown significantly over the past decade, Ontario’s “slice” has also grown larger.
February 12, 2016
9:29AM
Despite avoiding annual budget deficits Clark has allowed government debt to grow.
February 10, 2016
3:00AM
Dalton McGuinty laments that the Great Recession stunted his plans to expand Ontario public services
In his autobiography, McGuinty discusses how his first act as premier was to break his election promise and raise taxes.
February 4, 2016
3:00AM
By the Ontario government’s own count it has 380,000 regulations on the books, twice as many as the next province.
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