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Shock and awe: In Ontario, big numbers hide the truth
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Greenbelt scandal: What does “accountability” mean?
There’s no sign that anybody will face real consequences for the $10 billion giveaway
New alcohol plan could cost Ontario $510 million a year
Queen’s Park is planning big changes to the way Ontarians buy alcohol. How will this affect provincial finances?
What’s at stake in the LCBO strike?
By now, most Ontarians know that frontline workers at the LCBO are on strike, but not everyone knows why. So here’s an explanation.
Do we really want Ontarians to drink more?
By now, everybody knows—on May 24, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that the province will soon see as many as 8,500 more private retail outlets selling beer,…
Ontario budget disappoints—but does not surprise
The current Ontario government tabled its sixth annual budget yesterday. Here’s the state of the province today:
Fiscal folly in Ontario: New report reveals a cheapskate province
When it comes to paying for the services people depend on, Ontario is utterly out of step with the rest of the country. That’s an…
Faster internet as slowly as possible: Ontario’s rural broadband plan
If you live in a city of any size, you might worry about whether you can afford fast Internet service. But you probably don’t worry…
Here’s a dime, get lost: Ontario’s message to universities and colleges
It’s one of the oldest plays in the right-wing playbook.
Bleeding the patient: tracking five years of Ontario revenue reductions
With Ontario’s 2024 pre-budget consultations well under way, it’s time to think hard about public services in this province—and how we fund them.
Ontario is dead last in program spending—again
For every dollar per person spent on programs in other provinces, Ontario spent 75 cents
Back from the brink
Over the last three decades, no province in Canada has moved more aggressively, or more consistently, to cut public funding to universities than Ontario. Ontario’s…
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