April 15, 2026 The period following the tabling of Ontario’s 2026 budget has been defined by a flurry of legislative changes and policy announcements. The government’s proposals have ranged from limiting the scope of the Freedom of Information Act to activities involving the …
How does Doug Ford plan to finance his $400 billion nuclear ambitions?
February 20, 2026 Version published in the Globe and Mail, February 24, 2026 One of the central unanswered questions about the Ford government’s nuclear expansion plans for Ontario has been how they will be paid for? The program includes new …
Mark Carney, Danielle Smith and the parable of the mouse and the cookie.
November 30, 2025 Parents and small children are likely to be familiar with Laura Joffe Numeroff’s classic childrens’ book “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.” In the story, a child giving a mouse a cookie leads to a cascading …
Doug Ford’s renewed war on Ontario’s environment – and the future
November 23, 2025 Version published in the Hamilton Spectator, November 29, 2025 The Ontario government of Premier Doug Ford’s disregard for the environment is well known. It has been described as possessing the worst environmental record of any Ontario government …
Ontario’s nuclear-centred electricity strategy undermines affordability, competitiveness and decarbonization.
November 16, 2025 Carefully buried on the Friday of Halloween, and overshadowed by the build-up for the Toronto Blue Jays World Series games over that weekend, was an announcement by the Ontario Energy Board that the electricity generation costs charged …
Ontario’s Halloween Electricity Cost Surprise: For electricity consumers, it can only get worse from here.
November 2, 2025 Published in the Hamilton Spectator, November 4, 2025. Carefully buried on the Friday of Halloween, and overshadowed by the build-up for the Toronto Blue Jays World Series games over the weekend, was an announcement by the Ontario …
Collapse of GTA condo market signals market and policy failures around housing affordability.
In Ontario, the government of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s strategy for addressing the crisis of housing affordability was to effectively rely on the market (i.e. private developers) to determine and meet housing needs. That strategy is now facing a colossal …
413 Highway the tip of an iceberg of doubtful infrastructure projects.
September 7, 2025 Published in the Hamilton Spectator, September 10, 2025 The Ford government’s lack of transparency around the potential costs of the proposed 413 Highway through the GTA greenbelt is drawing growing criticism. The 413 would run from Highway …
Canada’s Pathways to Sustainability, Prosperity and Security in a Changing World: Is Bill C-5 the only way forward?
Version published in The Conversation, June 3, 2025. Elements published in The Hill Times, June 18, 2025. The contradiction is inescapable. Summer wildfires, intensified by the impacts of climate change, are again raging from BC to Ontario. At the same …
History suggests caution on fast-tracked project approvals
May 29, 2025 President Trump’s arrival has brought profound [disruptions](https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/what-trumps-executive-orders-mean-for-canada/) longstanding trade, security and environmental relationships with the US. In Canada’s case, one of the central features of the response has been a rush to ‘streamline’ approvals for resource development …