Since the recession, Queen’s Park has failed to take meaningful action to reform and reduce program spending.
ontario economy
February 8, 2017
10:24AM
The Wynne government is finally promising to balance Ontario’s operating budget, but if anybody thinks that means an end to growing government debt, they should think again.
February 1, 2017
9:13AM
Ontario’s auto manufacturers import from other countries many of the materials used to make cars.
January 25, 2017
8:41AM
The total government debt-servicing costs for Ontarians in 2016/17 is a projected $21.2 billion.
January 5, 2017
12:39PM
Between 2003 and 2014, inflation-adjusted per-person economic growth in Ontario averaged just 0.3 per cent annually.
January 5, 2017
3:00AM
Taxes already account for approximately 35 per cent of the price at the pump.
January 3, 2017
3:00AM
Between 2010 and 2015, average annual employment growth in eastern Ontario was negative at -0.6 per cent.
December 20, 2016
9:03AM
Employment in the region remains below pre-recession levels.
December 7, 2016
1:48PM
Since 2007, Ontario’s net debt has approximately doubled and is expected to reach $315 billion this year.
December 2, 2016
4:30PM
Six years after the recession, neither Southwestern, Northern nor Eastern Ontario had recovered to 2008 employment levels.