Reading Time: 3 minutes The government must craft a credible short-term plan to eliminate the budget deficit rather than continuing the bipartisan habit of kicking the can down the road
Tag: Ford government
Ontario must quickly balance budget in wake of pandemic
Reading Time: 3 minutes Deficits might seem like an abstract problem for our future selves (or future generations) but in Ontario, this simply isn’t the case
Government debt piling up for Ontarians
Reading Time: 3 minutes Blame economic contraction due to COVID-19 and increased government spending at the provincial and federal levels
The COVID-19 crisis is a gift for savvy politicians
Reading Time: 3 minutes Trudeau, for example, has learned that just standing in front of a mic and sounding sincere is about all he needs to do to emerge a political winner
Ontario justice delays create injustices
Reading Time: 4 minutes Wait times for court proceedings to help children escape physical or psychological harm are far too long. Society is failing to protect these vulnerable citizens
Alberta has much to teach Ontario on budgeting
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Alberta government has not only set out a better direction on program spending, it also has a better plan on taxes
We shouldn’t be surprised by Trudeau-Ford meeting
Reading Time: 3 minutes The prime minister, Ontario premier and their advisers realize the lines of communication must stay open for the good of the country
Throwing government money at all the wrong things
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Ontario government continually makes corporate welfare payments that fly in the face of social policy
Will Doug Ford campaign with Andrew Scheer this fall?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The federal Conservative leader is in a real dogfight with Justin Trudeau and the provincial Tory leader’s help could make a difference
Where’s the outcry over Quebec’s restrictive Bill 21?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The relatively low value Canadians assign to religious freedom and the tepid opposition to secularism laws are worrisome