Comments on: Ontario’s Budget Goes Nowhere Fast! http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2008/03/25/ontarios-budget-goes-nowhere-fast/ Conservative group weblog that publishes daily commentary on political events and topics affecting Canada, the United States and the world. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:48:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Junior http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2008/03/25/ontarios-budget-goes-nowhere-fast/#comment-180468 Junior Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:17:02 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2008/03/25/ontarios-budget-goes-nowhere-fast/#comment-180468 As much as you might hate Dalton, he's running the most fiscally conservative government in Canada. If you look at provincial spending (on a per capita basis), Ontario will spend roughly $7,300 per Ontarian (lowest in Canada), while the national average is $8,700/citizen. Look at our supposedly most conservative province - Alberta is going to have the dubious distinction this year of being the first province to ever spend over $10,000/citizen. Also, the year-end provincial employment stats showed that Ontario employs 38 provincial employees per 1,000 citizens (lowest in Canada), while the national average 53. And somebody should give Brad Wall a swift kick in the ass and get him to start firing some provincial employees while the economy is good. Saskatchewan has 89 provincial employees per 1,000 citizens, which is an absolute disgrace. Employment data http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/govt62f.htm As much as you might hate Dalton, he’s running the most fiscally conservative government in Canada.

If you look at provincial spending (on a per capita basis), Ontario will spend roughly $7,300 per Ontarian (lowest in Canada), while the national average is $8,700/citizen. Look at our supposedly most conservative province - Alberta is going to have the dubious distinction this year of being the first province to ever spend over $10,000/citizen.

Also, the year-end provincial employment stats showed that Ontario employs 38 provincial employees per 1,000 citizens (lowest in Canada), while the national average 53. And somebody should give Brad Wall a swift kick in the ass and get him to start firing some provincial employees while the economy is good. Saskatchewan has 89 provincial employees per 1,000 citizens, which is an absolute disgrace.

Employment data
http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/govt62f.htm

]]> By: igloogirl http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2008/03/25/ontarios-budget-goes-nowhere-fast/#comment-180391 igloogirl Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:13:52 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2008/03/25/ontarios-budget-goes-nowhere-fast/#comment-180391 Great post Matthew. Three whole more years of Dainty Dalton's crap? Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhgggg! Great post Matthew. Three whole more years of Dainty Dalton’s crap? Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhgggg!

]]> By: Joanne (TB) http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2008/03/25/ontarios-budget-goes-nowhere-fast/#comment-180389 Joanne (TB) Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:42:44 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2008/03/25/ontarios-budget-goes-nowhere-fast/#comment-180389 Good post, Matthew. Just wake me up when the nightmare's over. Good post, Matthew.

Just wake me up when the nightmare’s over.

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