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Un pas en avant
Évaluation des répercussions sur le marché du travail de la hausse du salaire minimum en Ontario en 2018 Download 1.08 MB29 pages Ce rapport décrit…
One Step Forward
Assessing the labour market impacts of Ontario’s 2018 minimum wage increase Download 1.07 MB28 pages This report examines the impact of increasing Ontario’s minimum wage…
Why Ontario needs to raise more revenue
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Ontario has lagged behind other provinces for a long time
Licence sticker fees could hire 12,000 nurses
The Ontario government’s plan to get rid of licence plate sticker fees on household vehicles will cost the treasury $1 billion a year. That’s a…
It’s not the carbon tax that’s driving up gas prices
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The solution to high gasoline prices is to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels altogether
Ontario’s rosy revenue picture isn’t helping public services
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If new revenues go to tax cuts, not public services, we will all pay the price
Report lays out costed plan to help Ontario school students recover from pandemic disruptions
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO—The Ontario government must boost annual education funding by $4.3 billion a year to help elementary and secondary school students…
Catching Up Together
Download 1.16 MB52 pages Two years of the pandemic have disrupted the learning and development of Ontario’s elementary and secondary school students. In particular, households with…
Finding the funding
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Remarks to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs regarding the 2022-23 Ontario budget on Jan. 19, 2022
Budget outlook: $5 billion in annual tax cuts weaken Ontario’s case for federal dollars
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If the provincial government needs more money—and it certainly does—then why has it been giving so much away?
The more things change, the more they stay the same
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Adult education during the pandemic
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