Ontario Debt
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Ontario Liberals say they’ve paid off $10 million debt from the 2018 provincial electionOntario's Liberals say they have paid off their $10-million debt from the 2018 provincial election in which they suffered the worst defeat in the party's history.PoliticsMar 5, 2021
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Roy Green: Ontario voters push backThursday's election shows that Ontarians had enough of a premier and a government that seemed indifferent to their concerns, Roy Green says.Jun 8, 2018
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Explained: Everything you need to know about Ontario’s debtLiberal Leader Kathleen Wynne has defended her party's spending plan as "prudent," but what's the real story?CanadaJun 4, 2018
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How will Ontario’s parties tackle the provincial deficit?Ontario is carrying more debt than at any point in its history. What are the parties going to do to tackle the issue?CanadaMay 16, 2018
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Scott Thompson: Do you believe Wynne’s accounting or the Financial Accountability Office?Scott Thompson says Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's 2018 budget isn't a financial plan, "it's a shell game."May 3, 2018
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Bill Kelly: Whom do you trust with Ontario’s future?Bill Kelly says the people of Ontario need to make a choice. If they want the kinds of social programs being offered, they have to be ready to pay that price. If they want lower taxes, they need to ask what government programs would be eliminated.PoliticsMar 29, 2018
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Ontario’s government sure is spending a ton of money on ‘free’ stuffMatt Gurney says the Ontario Liberal government's proposed spending spree shows just how expensive free stuff can get.CommentaryMar 29, 2018
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Reality check: Is the Ontario budget as ‘balanced’ as Kathleen Wynne claims?Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has touted a balanced budget for the first time in a decade, but political opposition and experts are criticizing the use of the term "balanced" as Premier Kathleen Wynne increases provincial debt to $312 billion this year at a cost of almost $12 billion a year in interest.CanadaApr 28, 2017
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Ontario Budget 2017: Debt rises to $312B as province balances budgetThe province's first balanced budget in a decade gets rid of a deficit that had at one point reached about $20 billion, and the government is projecting that balance will continue through to 2020. The debt, however, is another matter.PoliticsApr 27, 2017
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Ontario budget 2017: Families get free prescriptions drugs for children, more aid for studentsBuoyed by strong economic growth and an improving fiscal picture, Premier Kathleen Wynne’s government is sprinkling a flurry of new benefits and perks on Ontario families.CanadaApr 27, 2017
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