The dwindling list of revenue generators under consideration for the Big Move now has two fewer tools, with the premier saying the middle class has suffered enough. ...
Author Archives: John Valorzi
Ontario urged to take “middle way” on provincial pension
Pension expert Keith Ambachtsheer's recommendations include the best elements of traditional defined-contribution and defined-benefit plans, including a target pension, lifetime income, and an opt-out option. ...
Ontario steps up, with cash, to Own the Podium
Just in time for Pan Am Games, government spending $8.1 million in a program aimed at helping athletes get more expert training. ...
South Korean free-trade deal doesn’t protect auto sector enough: province
Ontario is concerned with a tariff phase-out period, which would be fewer than five years, for vehicles produced in the province. ...
Jobless rate stuck at 7.5%, but Hoskins sees turnaround
February's Statscan report provides ammunition for both sides as Conservatives point to loss in manufacturing jobs and unemployment rate stubbornly above the national average. ...
Canadian Solar partners with Samsung to make solar technology
Solar tech company and Samsung officially open London plant, which will research and produce panels to supply to the South Korean company's solar plants elsewhere in Ontario. ...
Chrysler’s pass on government funding ups the ante with union
Auto maker signals it will press for efficiency, lower costs in 2016 contract talks; Unifor head laments the government being shut out exposes a deeper concern about the lack of an industrial strategy. ...
Students groups to press MPPs for aid in coming budget
Ontario postsecondary students seek tuition cuts and other help and want higher personal and corporate taxes to finance them. ...
ONTC business plan recommends keeping rail company in public hands
Ontario Northland management and workers present joint business plan to Ontario government, which seeks to restructure the organization while keeping it publicly owned. ...
Auto-parts maker expands London plant with $1 million in provincial aid
Province provides grant from its Southwest Ontario Development Fund for German auto-parts maker's expansion of London plant, which is expected to add 20 jobs. ...