Faced with a crisis in health care and underfunded schools, the government of Saskatchewan is using its huge surplus to pay down the deficit.

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.

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

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.

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

If Doug Ford wants to make the case for more federal health funding, throwing away money is not the way to do it

The Ontario government has tabled its election budget. Public services got short shrift.

For Ontario’s sake, we must do more

The budget attempts to turn the page from COVID-19, but the pandemic is still raging and there’s little vision for a future economy that deals with the province's many challenges

The pandemic, through the eyes of our researchers

Ontario has lagged behind other provinces for a long time

Privatization of liquor. Asset sales. Public service cuts. Saskatchewan went down this road out of deficit fears. It didn’t work. Other provinces should heed this lesson.

The province would be prudent to prioritize keeping essential services public

Nova Scotians deserve a government that learns the lessons of the past to build a better tomorrow