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Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Mars 8, 2017 10:36AM

Ontario in the grip of short-term policy thinking

The costs of Ontario’s energy policy mistakes are being pushed onto future taxpayers.

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Février 27, 2017 3:16PM

Ontario government’s plan—let traffic get worse

Steve Lafleur, Kenneth P. Green

Traffic congestion isn’t just a nuisance or environmental hazard—it’s also a significant economic harm.

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Novembre 24, 2016 1:52PM

Bad mistakes—the Ontario government has made a few

Ontario increased its top marginal personal income tax rate by about 17 per cent.

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Novembre 14, 2016 1:44PM

Ontario’s plan is hardly working

Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam

The average Ontarian is now poorer than the average Canadian.

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Octobre 13, 2016 10:25AM

Wynne government missing big picture on Ontario finances

Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam

Since 2007, Ontario has seen its net debt approximately double, from $157 billion to $308 billion.

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Septembre 27, 2016 3:30AM

To address skyrocketing home prices, Ontario government could reduce barriers to building

Ben Eisen, Josef Filipowicz

Regulatory red tape is resulting in fewer new homes than there otherwise would be with a growing pool of buyers, contributing to rising prices.

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Avril 28, 2016 9:00AM

Ontario now a leading exporter of bad public policy

Ontario’s cumulative deficit from 2009 to the end of last year was approximately $81.9 billion—50 per cent more than projected in 2009.

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Mars 4, 2016 4:00PM

Wynne government ignores lessons from recent past on the pitfalls of cap-and-trade

Kenneth P. Green

Economists recognize that a cap-and-trade system is equivalent to a tax on carbon emissions.

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Février 5, 2015 9:30AM

Ontario debt gouges tomorrow’s taxpayers for today’s spending

Jean-François Wen, Charles Lammam

Many Ontarians have likely heard a horror story or two about their government’s growing debt and the resulting strain on public finances. You can’t blame them. Sources of evidence abound.

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Décembre 23, 2014 9:00AM

Read past the headlines on Ontario Auditor General’s P3 report

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

Something as dull sounding as public-private partnerships (P3s) has suddenly grabbed headlines thanks to a recent report from Ontario’s Auditor General.

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