Ford government wants to reform panoply of business support programs

The Ford government’s decision to reform the province’s business support programs is well-rooted in evidence and experience. Now it must focus on improving the province’s overall competitiveness, cultivating investment and partnerships in areas of competitive advantage, and catalyzing investment in rural and economically distressed parts of the province.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured on Nov. 21, 2019, in Ottawa.
TORONTO—The Ford government has signalled its intention to reform the panoply of business support programs (including tax incentives, direct funding initiatives, and so on) that was inherited from its predecessor. It has already consolidated and reformed various regional development programs and...

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