The Drummond Report

Finally, after months of anticipation, the Drummond report has been released. The Report is the culmination of a year-long review of program spending in Ontario. The Report identifies areas where the government can take “tough measures” in order to balance provincial books. But the waiting is not over yet; whether or not the 362 measures outlined in the Report are implemented has yet to be decided.

Ontario Ministry of Finance, Feb. 15, 2012: “Commission on the Reform of Ontario's Public Services”, links to the report’s different section or find links to download the summary and full report in PDF

Ontario Ministry of Finance, Feb. 15, 2012: “Commission on the Reform of Ontario’s Public Services: Public services for Ontarians: A path to sustainability and excellence”, the full report (PDF, 543 pages)

CBC Metro Morning, February 16, 2012: Reaction To Report: Matt Galloway spoke with Jim Stanford,  economist with the Canadian Auto Workers union, and also a volunteer research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives .  Podcast (6:24 minutes)

CBC Metro Morning, February 16, 2012: Aggressive Action: Matt Galloway spoke about The Drummond Report with former TD Bank chief economist, Don Drummond. Podcast (10:21 minutes)

The Globe and Mail, Feb. 16, 2012: “Solid, technocratic advice in Don Drummond’s report,” editorial

CBC, Feb. 16, 2012: “Northern pundits weigh in on Drummond report: ‘Nothing new’ when it comes to ideas to save money in Ontario’s health, education sectors”, CBC News. Includes video of the Feb. 15 press conference (26:34 minutes)

The Toronto Star, Feb. 15, 2012: “Drummond report: Don Drummond recommends a radical overhaul to get Ontario back to balanced budgets”, Opinion

National Post, Feb. 15, 2012: “Drummond Report: ‘Tough medicine’ for Ontario could be model for fiscal reform across Canada”, by Linda Nguyen

TVO, The Agenda, Feb. 3, 2012: “Waiting for Drummond: The Play”, a short video (4:20 min.) based on Samuel Beckett’s play Waiting for Godot