ontario government debt

9:48AM
Printer-friendly version
Three recessions tell Ontario’s debt story

In 1990, Ontario’s debt-to-GDP ratio stood at 13 per cent.


9:28AM
Printer-friendly version
Ford government must prepare for post-COVID spending cuts

Ontario’s budget deficit may eclipse $21 billion this year.


10:41AM
Printer-friendly version
Ontarians shoulder provincial government debt—and big chunk of federal debt

The government’s debts exceed its financial assets by approximately $353.7 billion.


9:16AM
Printer-friendly version
Ford government’s upcoming second budget should include real fiscal reform

Ontario's top marginal personal income tax rate of 53.53 per cent is the second-highest in North America.


11:03AM
Printer-friendly version
Ford government must get serious about reducing government debt
The Ford government should chart a course to pre-recession debt levels.

10:17AM
Printer-friendly version
Say goodbye to Ontario’s ‘lost decade’ of debt and economic pain

The provincial debt is forecasted to reach $360 billion this year.


10:54AM
Printer-friendly version
Controlling government wages crucial to Ford’s deficit-reduction plan

Government-sector workers enjoy a wage premium of 10.3 per cent over workers in the private sector.


7:30AM
Printer-friendly version
Ontario should learn from Quebec’s debt reduction

Quebec has substantially reduced its debt burden in recent years.