Provincial government debt-service costs are set to reach $13.2 billion this year.
COVID
Mars 27, 2020
4:03PM
High regulatory and severance costs alongside legislative uncertainty will exacerbate an already bad situation.
Mars 27, 2020
2:50PM
Effectively, the CERB will now cost $40 billion, up from $15 billion.
Mars 27, 2020
10:05AM
Letting the price of scarce goods rise forces us to use the limited supply of the good for the most important purposes.
Mars 26, 2020
12:59PM
When we learned that the first cases in Canada were from overseas flights, no measures were taken to screen passengers from infected areas.
Mars 26, 2020
10:38AM
The $3.8 billion program will provide up to $25,000 in subsidies per employer.
Mars 26, 2020
9:56AM
The COVID-19 bill effectively eliminates the need for all parties to work together to pass spending legislation for the next six months.
Mars 26, 2020
8:21AM
Solar and bioenergy generators absorb 15 per cent of the surcharge yet generate only three per cent of Ontario’s electricity.
Mars 24, 2020
6:36PM
The principle of no taxation without representation is central to the concept of democracy.
Mars 24, 2020
10:19AM
When the First World War began, there was no expectation that it would spawn an entirely new tax system.