Tag: Ontario Economy

  • Better Colleges And Better Universities Equal Better Jobs

    Better Colleges And Better Universities Equal Better Jobs

    When I wrote this, Ontario was in the midst of an unprecedented jobs crisis and in need of sensible and affordable solutions. One avenue is to improve our colleges and universities. Ontario’s system of higher learning must reflect the requirements of jobs in the present and the future. And it must reflect today’s economic realities.…

  • Ontario Boosts Transit Funding Across Province Doubles Municipal Share Gas Tax

    Ontario Boosts Transit Funding Across Province Doubles Municipal Share Gas Tax

    Ontario is boosting support for nearly 100 cities and towns across the province, providing them with reliable, long-term funding to improve and expand their local transit systems and offer more travel options for commuters and families. Premier Kathleen Wynne and Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca were at York Region Transit’s Richmond Hill facility today to…

  • Canada Migrant Worker Program Not Perfect But Seen As World Model

    Canada Migrant Worker Program Not Perfect But Seen As World Model

    TORONTO, CANADA – The world’s most successful program connecting seasonal workers with agricultural employers has kicked into high gear. Administered by Foreign Agricultural Resource Management Services (F.A.R.M.S.), the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) links approximately 14,000 requests for seasonal workers with jobs at Ontario farms this growing season. Not only does the 52-year-old program provide…

  • Silo Reader Says All Products And Services Should Compete In A “Free Market”

    Silo Reader Says All Products And Services Should Compete In A “Free Market”

    The [ image that is shown with Toby Barrett’s recent letter ] is certainly worth a thousand words. Government is consuming too much. But why do we continue to feed government? Why would we participate in any political or economic system that is not serving our best interests? Government is basically unproductive and can only…

  • Not Up To Government To Act As Investment Banker To Support Select Businesses

    What kind of tax break would you like to see? Ontario has gotten itself into a difficult situation. Too many people have lost their jobs, our province has lost its leading position in the country, and government has lost its ability to balance its books. We face a critical choice. Either we implement sensible policies…

  • Ontario Green Party: ON must reign in deficit spending

    Ontario Green Party: ON must reign in deficit spending

    ONTARIO SET TO LOSE ON NDP – CONSERVATIVE HST ALLIANCE Toronto – The NDP-Conservative HST alliance to borrow $350 million is an opportunistic ploy that will reward big energy users – often the wealthiest – and drive up provincial debt. “Ontario needs to provide help for seniors, low-income families and remote communities. *orig. release date…