Stephen LeClair backs up a Fraser Institute report charging the government's plans to lower its net debt-to-GDP ratio is overly optimistic. ...
Category: Government Finance and the Economy
Happening: Premier to lead trade mission to China and Vietnam
The mission will be Wynne's third to China and first to Vietnam. ...
Progressive Conservatives flag credit rating agencies’ negative outlooks on Hydro One
Finance critic Vic Fedeli says the rating agencies have found that the proposed purchase of a U.S. utility distances Hydro One from the provincial government. ...
Precarious employment tops agenda at final labour law hearing
Business owners voice anxiety over 32 per cent minimum wage hike in 18-month period. ...
Ontario auto insurance rates rise again, as Liberals plan consultations
Approved premiums increased by an average of 0.76 per cent in the second quarter of 2017, following a 1.24-per-cent increase in the first quarter. ...
Domestic violence and unionization take centre stage at labour law hearings
Groups propose five days' paid leave due to domestic violence and grapple with card-based union certification. ...
Hurricane straps, solar panels and charging stations: Ontario proposing climate-focused update of building code
The government is looking for feedback on moves that could happen years from now, including efficiency requirements for new homes that would be aimed at slashing their energy consumption. ...
Steady as she goes on housing after a tempestuous year: Wynne
The Premier seems confident the government's Fair Housing Plan will continue to cool the market – 'not kill it.' ...
Premier Wynne off to Providence to battle U.S. protectionism
Amid protectionist wave, Kathleen Wynne heads south to stoke Ontario's prosperity engine – already in fourth gear. ...
Booze-like rules for legalized marijuana ‘makes sense,’ Wynne says
Wynne’s government announced Wednesday that it was looking for public feedback on the federal government’s plan to legalize marijuana by July 2018. ...