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Ontario deficit grows to $16.9 billion as trade war with U.S. drags on (www.cp24.com)
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Ontario’s deficit has grown by more than $3 billion in the past few months as the province continues to face economic headwinds blowing up from the U.S.

In an economic update delivered on Thursday, the Ford government said the deficit for 2026-27 is now projected to be $16.9 billion, up from the $13.8 billion that was projected in the budget tabled back in March.

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[–] 2 points 1 week ago* (6 children)

I'm not sure what the best objective metric is of assessing corruption, but I bet if we plotted Ford and family's net worth vs. the Ontario deficit, we'd find something unpleasant.

Also, I didn't vote for Wynne and I don't think I voted for McGuinty. And I didn't think that they were the most corrupt when they were in power, either.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 week ago (5 children)

    McGuinty set the stage for major problems in Ontario, From the green belt, auto insurance and foreign students.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    I would say that setting the stage is objectively less corrupt than taking to the stage and acting on it.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    It's a progression. Wynne was worse than McGuinty, Ford's worse than Wynne, the next one will be worse than Ford. And someone will come along and say the same thing about them that you're saying about Ford, which is the same thing that was said about Wynne, McGuinty, Harris, etc.

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