2012 Submission to the Commission on the Reform of Ontario's Public Services 

In January, ETFO made a submission to the Drummond commission. The provincial government has asked the commission to review Ontario's public services and to make recommendations for expenditure cuts. 

ETFO challenged the focus on public sector jobs and salaries as the sole means for reducing the deficit. Public sector jobs provide core services for all Ontarians. Attacking public sector jobs and wages will not contribute to economic recovery. Ontario must have a balanced approach that includes tax reform and investment in job creation.

2012 Submission to the Commission on the Reform of Ontario's Public Services (PDF Format)

2012 Submission to the Commission on the Reform of Ontario's Public Services (RTF Format)

Education Chapter in the Drummond Report (PDF Format)

CCPA Research Associates: Countering Cutbacks in Ontario

In the wake of the Drummond report on reforming Ontario's public services—which includes 362 recommended reforms to balance the books by 2018—CCPA Research Associates* share their analyses:

• In Drummond, Deconstructed, Karen Foster questions the gospel according to Drummond—and asks if the report is really our best and only option.
• In Debunking Drummond, Erin Weir writes about how more realistic revenue projections and policies to bolster revenue would reduce the pressure for austerity. 
• Erin Weir posts a response to The Harvard International Review's interview with Don Drummond: Drummond Misdiagnoses Ontario’s Economy.
• Erin Weir questions the assumption underlying the Drummond Commission’s gloomy fiscal picture in his blog post, Deflating Drummond.
• In Drummond: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Erin Weir breaks down the Drummond report and shares his advice on how the Ontario government can (and should) move forward.
• Jim Stanford gives us ten macroeconomic factoids to keep in mind as we counter the overarching claim that Ontario just can’t afford our already-stretched network of public services: Ten Points on Recession, Deficits, and Austerity in Ontario. 

In this Thought Provoker Video, Hugh Mackenzie argues the Drummond Report has manipulated Ontarians by not looking at revenue.

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