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There’s nothing moderate about this Ontario budget
The public relations team in Ontario Finance Minister Vic Fedeli’s office must have been high-fiving and smiling when they saw the news coverage of their…
Ontario budget funding shortfall starts out bad—and gets worse fast
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“Bad news budget” slams the brakes hard on public services: CCPA
TORONTO—Today’s Ontario budget will do serious damage to the public services Ontarians depend on, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Ontario office (CCPA) says. “Cuts…
Back-of-the-napkin budgeting ends April 11
By Sheila Block and Randy Robinson During last year’s election campaign, Ontario voters didn’t get many details about Doug Ford’s plans for the province. The…
A child care policy for the people? Probably not.
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Avoid “the siren song of austerity,” Ontario business group says
It’s been about 40 years now that various right-wing politicians and business groups have been telling Canadians that the only way to deal with public…
‘Ontario Has Options’ for Budget 2019
Report outlines how province can maintain services while reducing the deficit CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO—A new report released today shows the…
Ontario Has Options
Alternative fiscal paths for the 2019 budget Download 538.93 KB 19 pages The Progressive Conservatives are using financial fearmongering as a cover for cutting funding…
Fighting back, pushing forward: Ontario students are saying no to education cuts
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Ontario turns its back on evidence-based alcohol policy
Ontarians like to drink—a lot. The latest numbers show that the average person over 19 in this province spends $741 a year on booze.
The cold calculus of care for children with autism in Ontario
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Good, safe jobs in Ontario’s construction industry under threat
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