Denial, delay, and the illusion of prosperity—Ford’s unserious approach to the economy is only making things worse The Ontario government’s latest budget confirms what has been increasingly evident: Premier Doug Ford is presiding over one of the most profligate governments in the province’s history. Program spending for 2025–26 is now projected to reach $204 billion—roughly $50 billion more than at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s not just emergency-level spending made permanent. It’s a structural and sustained shift in the size and scope of Ontario’s government. Higher deficits and more debt are the symptoms. Yet here’s the real problem: this isn’t counter-cyclical policy. It’s a policy of denial and delay ... CLICK HERE for the full story
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