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No strings attached
There’s more money on the table—but without adequate strings attached, the provinces could end up spending it on tax cuts instead of fixing health care.
Budget 2023: What if Ontario aimed to be average?
Imagine how much better things could be if Ontario just aimed to be average, rather than low, on public spending
School bargaining: Down at Queen’s Park, $100 million is pocket change
The province spends much more money on things that aren’t priorities. Supporting education workers should be high on the priority list.
Queen’s Park is richer than it admits
The Ontario government is underestimating 2022-23 revenues by a whopping $10 billion. Rather than recording a predicted deficit, the province is on track to be in surplus territory by the spring.
Five things to know about Ontario’s strikebreaking law
The Ontario government just declared war on the constitutionally protected right to strike, using the notwithstanding clause.
Flush with cash
In March 2022 we published a report predicting that most provinces would be in fiscal surplus territory by the end of the 2021–22 fiscal year…
Flush with cash
This is a remarkable story of economic recovery from the depths of the COVID-19 lockdown impacts. The next chapter will be written by the provinces as they decide what to do with their unexpected budget surpluses.
Ontario finances don’t justify attack on wages
Provincial revenues are up dramatically of late—Queen’s Park can afford to bargain fairly
Educators are parents. Parents are workers. And facts are facts.
Ontario’s political rhetoric creates divisions where, in reality, none exist.
While Ontario struggles, Queen’s Park stashes cash
Ontario’s deficit became a surplus last year. The Ford government couldn’t think of a single thing to spend it on
Online learning means classroom cuts—no matter what students do
Four years of austerity has weakened Ontario’s public education system. COVID-19 and online learning deepen educational inequalities.
Cars vs. care: comparing the spending priorities of the Ontario parties
The race is on for the June 2 Ontario election. Question is: which issue will voters care more about—cars or care services?
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