Ontario deficit will be double what Wynne claimed: Auditor general

This year’s provincial deficit will be almost double what the Kathleen Wynne government says it will be, Ontario’s fiscal watchdog has concluded. The government has dramatically understated the amount of debt it plans to take on, making the government finances look better than they really are, Ontario auditor general Bonnie Lysyk finds in her pre-election review of the province’s books. -- More...