CECRA changes and public health harmonization are priorities. ...
Category: Government Finance and the Economy
Ontario adds 151,000 jobs, almost all part-time
The jobs recovery has been more difficult for racialized Canadians. ...
‘It’s just unacceptable what President Trump did,’ Ford says of U.S. decision to re-impose tariffs on Canadian aluminum
The Canadian government said it would impose $3.6 billion in retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. tariffs. ...
Ontario shows job growth alongside easing of public health restrictions
The province added almost 400,000 jobs, but is still down close to 800,000 since the start of the pandemic. ...
Ford government inflated costs of irregular border crossers in oft-repeated $200-million claim, auditor finds
The audit was requested by PC MPPs. ...
Ontario’s ‘$17-billion COVID-19 Action Plan’ doesn’t total $17 billion and isn’t all COVID-related: Watchdog
The rising cost of the electricity subsidy program as well as the reversal of some unpopular spending cuts were included in the COVID-19 action plan. ...
Ending time-of-use pricing saved average home $34, cost province $175 million so far: Watchdog
Extending the freeze on time-of-use billing for an entire year would cost $1.1 billion, the FAO found. ...
One in three Ontario workers affected by pandemic shutdown: Financial Accountability Office
The report finds Ontarians without a post-secondary degree have been harder-hit by job losses. ...
Sponsored Content: Collaboration key to our province’s recovery
ECAO/IBEW leverage their experience to help rebuild. ...
Davidson: Ontario’s newest tax credits need to be re-evaluated amid COVID-19
Finance Minister Rod Phillips and his team must recognize that the metrics for evaluating success have changed, writes columnist Mitch Davidson. ...