Reading Time: 3 minutes His fiscal record is no better than that of the Liberal government he replaced
Tag: Ontario budget
On fiscal prudence and tax relief, Ford lays an egg
Reading Time: 3 minutes No concrete plan to balance the books and no tax relief for middle-class families
Ontario’s bloated cabinet is the elephant in the room
Reading Time: 3 minutes His commitment to a smaller cabinet was short-lived. He has allowed the size of his cabinet to balloon to 29 spots from his original 21
Ontario government must avoid fiscal mistakes of its predecessors
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
More spending on public schools not producing better results in Ontario
Reading Time: 3 minutes Quebec spending per student is 13.6% less than in Ontario, and the lowest of any province, yet Quebec students achieve comparable results to students in Ontario
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
Ontario budget update misses mark in face of COVID-19
Reading Time: 4 minutes The plan is based on unrealistic assumptions that pose real risks to Ontario finances and includes spending likely to be ineffective
Ontario budget an exercise in wishful thinking
Reading Time: 3 minutes The government continues to delay making the tough decisions