The Liberals, meanwhile, say they're cooking something up to reform rent controls. ...
Category: Government Finance and the Economy
Purchase: It’s past time for Queen’s Park to act on Toronto house prices
Columnist Bryne Purchase says there's an economic development case to be made for cracking down on skyrocketing real estate prices. ...
Wynne: Provinces want ‘input’ on any NAFTA changes
Premier Wynne is personally leading her government's Trump-era trade committee. ...
Sale of OPG HQ could net province more than $200M
The funds could also reduce the Ontario government's deficit figure. ...
Finance minister ready to take ‘closer look’ at cooling off Ontario’s housing market
Sousa says a foreign buyers' tax is one of the possible measures being looked at. ...
Ontario less attractive to mining companies, anonymous mining execs say
The interim mines minister took issue with the survey, declaring it was "not based on facts." ...
Finance minister touts lower deficit in last economic update prior to 2017 budget
The government has reverted to its original treatment of pension assets, following its dispute with the auditor general. ...
Cooler housing market could be a billion-dollar hit to provincial tax revenue: Budget watchdog
The Financial Accountability Office maps out three scenarios to test the potential impact of a drop in real estate prices. ...
Wynne taking lead on Ontario’s Donald Trump trade strategy
The Premier used a visit to Queen’s Park Wednesday by David MacNaughton, Canada’s ambassador to the United States, to announce she will chair a Trump-centric committee of her closest advisers and cabinet ministers. ...
New Ontario-owned section of Highway 407 helps boost traffic for tolling company
A new provincially-owned eastern section of the 407, which opened last June, is helping funnel more cars onto the highway. ...