Most provincial finance ministers receive failing grades: taxpayers group
The majority of the province's finance ministers earned failing or barely passing grades on the Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s annual performance report card.
The majority of Canada’s provincial finance ministers earned failing or barely passing grades on the Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s annual performance report card, as raising debt levels leave taxpayers footing the bill.
While spending increased in every province compared to last year’s budget, the CTF graded the performance of finance ministers on several criteria: debt levels, debt interest payments, spending increases and tax relief.
Below are Canada’s finance ministers ranked from best to worst according to the CTF.