Municipalities will need to tap other sources of money as they face a squeeze on transfer payments arising from provincial and federal governments seeking to balance their own books, according to a paper from the Univers ...
Author Archives: John Valorzi
Parties agree to northern debate but haven’t yet set a date
Lots of meaty issues, including Ring of Fire development, but so far three parties are trying to find a date that works for all. ...
Reality Check: How lean is Ontario’s public sector
Conservative Leader Tim Hudak's plan to cut 100,000 public sector jobs has shone a light on a long-standing issue that has grown more contentious in recent years - but the jury is still out if his strategy is workable. ...
Horwath would cut subsidized power exports
Horwath visits Sarnia's Chemical Valley and promises to cut power costs ...
Campaign hot potato: Overhaul the corporate tax structure
While party leaders in the Ontario election suggest tinkering with the system, a report from the Mowat Centre calls for radical changes reflecting the business dynamics of the 21st century. ...
Hudak: Tax cuts to save families $821 a year
PC leader says his government would reduce personal income taxes after balancing the budget in 2016-2017. ...
Tories would boost health, especially for mental illness
The party platform calls for $2 billion worth of new initiatives and streamlining services as Leader Tim Hudak declares: 'We're going to put the patient at the centre of our health system, not health bureaucrats.' ...
Reality Check: Hudak does a number for a key election issue
The other parties and labour leaders can have fun with his 100,000 figure, but the Conservative Leader has broached an important policy debate - how to manage the size of the public sector work force. ...
Heard: Moody’s sees ‘more risk’ in Liberal budget-cum-election platform
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Seen: Coalition formed to make pay-for-plasma an election issue
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