The government of Ontario is deliberately starving public services.

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.

For policy-makers, perhaps the most obvious lesson of the pandemic is that poverty, including child poverty, can be reduced much more quickly than Ontario has done in recent years. Timid policies that unfold incrementally over decades are of no use to children who will be grown up before we finally get around to taking action.

Imagine how much better things could be if Ontario just aimed to be average, rather than low, on public spending

The province spends much more money on things that aren’t priorities. Supporting education workers should be high on the priority list.

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.

The Ontario government just declared war on the constitutionally protected right to strike, using the notwithstanding clause.

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.

Provincial revenues are up dramatically of late—Queen’s Park can afford to bargain fairly

Ontario’s political rhetoric creates divisions where, in reality, none exist.

Ontario’s deficit became a surplus last year. The Ford government couldn’t think of a single thing to spend it on

Four years of austerity has weakened Ontario’s public education system. COVID-19 and online learning deepen educational inequalities.

The race is on for the June 2 Ontario election. Question is: which issue will voters care more about—cars or care services?

A government that reflected women’s preferences would take Ontario in a different direction, if the polls are correct.

Provincial underfunding of health care has consequences for all Ontarians

A look at what the provincial party platforms do for renters