Juno Jump Start | Ford records highest level of per-person debt in Ontario’s history: study

Ford has driven Ontario’s per-person debt to the highest level in the province’s history, Kris Sims break down the Ford government’s latest budget and what it means for Canadians, and more.

Mar 30, 2026

Ford records highest level of per-person debt in Ontario’s history: study

Premier Doug Ford has driven Ontario’s per-person debt to the highest level in the province’s history, overseeing a massive 32.2 per cent increase since 2018/19.

WATCH: Ontario’s half-trillion dollar debt is only getting worse

In this episode of The Fighter, Kris Sims break down the Ford government’s latest budget and what it means for Ontarians and the rest of Canada. With $25.8 billion added to the debt this year alone and $17.2 billion going to interest payments, the province’s finances are heading in a dangerous direction.

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Bioscience scholarship ties eligibility criteria to immigration status, DEI

Federal funding mandates are driving race- and identity-based criteria into life sciences scholarships and hiring pipelines, tying career opportunities to government program priorities.

OP-ED: Allegations of bias and dysfunction are piling up at the CBC

Lee Harding writes, “At some point, Canadians will have to start asking why they’re still paying for it.”

Toronto green lights socialist city-run grocery stores

Toronto’s city council has approved a plan to launch four city-run grocery stores.

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Canada border officers seize $4.5M worth of illicit tobacco coming from the U.S.

The Canada Border Services Agency announced that in seven days, its officers seized over $4.5 million worth of contraband tobacco in a bid to “tackle” organized crime.

Ontario business group sends delegation to D.C. ahead of CUSMA review

After more than a year of strained trade relations between the U.S. and Canada and the ever-changing tariff regime of the U.S. Trump administration, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement is set to be renegotiated in July.

North American “Khalistan” group glorifies child suicide bombers

A North American Sikh separatist group, Sikhs for Justice, is promoting a radical “Khalistan” referendum in Alberta by shockingly glorifying the use of child suicide bombers, including an eight-year-old and a six-year-old.

Forty per cent of Canadians rely on their tax refund to help with debt

Over a third of Canadians now rely on their tax refund just to make ends meet amid an economy of rising living costs and inflation, according to a new study from software firm TurboTax.

OP-ED: The hidden price of Canadian neutrality

Dotan Rousso writes, “A country that wants the protection of the West while shrinking from the burden of defending it isn’t preserving its values.”

Windsor police arrest alleged shooter for the third time before sentencing

A 24-year-old man who was “quickly identified” as the sole suspect in a shooting in Windsor’s Via Italia neighbourhood was arrested by police for violating his bail conditions “for a second time,” while awaiting sentencing.