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Queen's Park where the 2026 Ontario Budget was tabled

2026 Ontario Budget offers small business tax cut as economic storm clouds loom

The Ford government is no stranger to economic uncertainty. The COVID-19 pandemic delivered a near-catastrophic economic shock, then inflation, before unexpected tariff threats from South of the Border last year generated damaging new headwinds. While trade issues with the U.S. are ongoing, the conflict in Iran presents yet another new complication that could impair economic […]

Ontario legislature, where the 2025 Fall Economic Statement was tabled

Ontario’s 2025 Fall Economic Statement: little new spending, slightly lower deficits

It was a tall order for the Carney government to deliver a federal budget that featured growth-driving investments while maintaining some semblance of fiscal responsibility—see our blog on Budget 2025 for a full summary and analysis. The federal budget posted significantly higher deficits and proposed measures that bet big on the private sector making major […]