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This year’s deficit is bigger than last years, and it’s larger than all other provinces combined.

Ontario Marks Its Third Year as a Have-Not Province



NEWS:

QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario PC Finance Critic Peter Shurman called on Dalton McGuinty today to take the necessary action to turn Ontario’s economic problems around.
Today marks the third anniversary Ontario has been a have not province, on the welfare rolls of confederation. If Dalton McGuinty’s past actions are any indication, we will be mourning this anniversary for years to come. McGuinty will try and blame the global recession for Ontario’s woes, but the reality is you reap what you sow. After raising taxes, creating a massive deficit, and not addressing the stifling red tape burden that costs businesses $11 billion annually, Dalton McGuinty must change course. If McGuinty won’t, Tim Hudak and the Ontario PC caucus will. McGuinty’s ballooning deficit continues to put Ontario at risk. At $16 billion, this year’s deficit is bigger than last years, and it’s larger than all other provinces combined. Shurman said we must act to fix these problems and take the necessary steps to get Ontario’s fiscal house back in order and help create new good jobs.

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QUOTES:

“Today marks the third anniversary of Ontario being a have not province and being on the welfare rolls of Confederation. Dalton McGuinty can’t blame the global recession for the damage he has caused the Ontario economy.” --Peter Shurman, Ontario PC Finance Critic “Ontario used to be the leader in Confederation. The Ontario PC Caucus is taking real action to address Dalton McGuinty’s failures and help create good jobs so Ontario can once again be a leader in Canada.” --Peter Shurman, Ontario PC Finance Critic

QUICK FACTS:

  • November 3 marks the third anniversary of Ontario being a have not province – accepting welfare payments from other, more prosperous Canadian provinces.
  • The jobs crisis in Ontario started nearly a year and a half before the global recession. Since January 2007 Ontario’s unemployment has been above the national average.
  • Tim Hudak and the Ontario PC Caucus formed a Job Creation Task Force that will focus on creating the right conditions for job creation and new investment. The Task Force is comprised of Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak, Deputy Leader Christine Elliot and Critics:
  • Peter Shurman (Finance),
  • Vic Fedeli (Energy & Northern Development and Mines),
  • Monte McNaughton (Economic Development and Innovation),
  • Todd Smith (Small Business and Red Tape),
  • Garfield Dunlop (Apprenticeship Reform).


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