By Gazette Staff
March 11th, 2026
BURLINGTON, ON
Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy standing in the Legislature.
With comments like this from the provincial Minister of Finance don’t expect much in the way of good news on March 26th, when the budget is released March 26th.
“Geopolitical forces that may have once felt distant now reach our doorstep. Trade pressures, supply chain disruptions, and shifting markets are sending unpredictable shocks through economies everywhere.”
“The world has changed — and Ontario must be ready for what change may bring, even if that means being prepared for tougher times,” the treasurer warned.
“We’re already starting to see the impacts across the country. Other provinces so far this year have published record deficits while hiking taxes and cutting public sector jobs.”
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Peter is a rocket scientist no doubt.
If Carney and the Ford Liberals can’t successfully handle CUSMA with Trump Carney was told we can kiss Honda & Toyota goodbye, 75% of what remains in the auto sector.
The Germans and Koreans have stated that there is zero chance of new auto plants here as consideration for a meagre 12 diesel submarines.
A few days back Canadian Natural Resources canceled an $8 billion dollar investment due to government ignorance.
Today the news reports suggest the Canadian government us looking at ways to export more oil. Laughable.
A guest on CTV this morning stated that if we had built Keystone, Energy East and Gateway Canada could have been exporting 10 billion barrels a day and it would have wiped out deficit.
CTV shut him down, signal lost allegedly.
In other news terrorists are shooting up synagogues and embassies as Iranian dissidents disappear. Our “new” almost majority government says don’t worry we have deported 1 of 700 known IGRC operatives. The remaining 699 have claimed asylum.
Keep drinking that Kool-Aid or ingest some gummies.
Your analysis is so accurate. The Conservatives must be breathing a sigh of relief knowing that the Liberal majority almost certainly eliminates an election before the CUSMA negotiations. And if the Canadian auto industry and the deified supply management are seriously eroded because we know Trump will not back down on these key areas, I wonder if the elbows-up crowd with still support St. Carney of Brookfield.