Ontario Auditor Makes Serious Allegations Against the Conservative Provincial Government
Allegations infer Ontario finances are mishandled, writes Peter Watson. There is an allegation that the Ontario Conservative government used public funds to advertise and promote their political party versus for the good of the public. Ontario’s auditor reported that Ontario spent $103 million on government advertising which is three times more money than it spent […]
It’s time to rethink strategy for post-secondary education
A strong education is a core value to us individually and it is most definitely a core strategy to maintaining a prosperous economy. Education and success are closely related. For the last several decades we have experienced educational fee inflation. The cost of a post-secondary education has increased, as has the amount of education it […]
Ontario government introduces basic income pilot project
Ontario is conducting a social experiment. Our province wants to pay people not to work. It was announced in the recent provincial budget that Ontario will spend $150 million on a three-year experiment to give people a basic income. This will include some who have low paying employment that does not provide enough money to […]
Ontario provincial government moves to protect investors
Last week the Ontario government announced it is going to do more to protect investors from the financial services industry. Great announcement, however we have had similar announcements in the past that have done little to help the individual investor. Finance Minister Charles Sousa said new legislation will be introduced to provide industry regulators the […]