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A Strong Economy Starts in the Pocketbook: Hudak

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

Anxious Ontarians need evidence of a plan to turn Ontario’s economy around before consumer confidence can again drive business growth and job creation, Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak said today.

QUICK FACTS
  • Economic Development Ministry figures show that Ontario’s 380,000 small and mid-sized businesses account for $245 billion in economic activity
  • According to StatsCan, 98 per cent of Ontario businesses have fewer than 100 employees and employ nearly 2.9 million people, and
  • Under Dalton McGuinty, the public sector has grown by 25 per cent, while the private sector has only grown by 3.5 per cent
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Tim Hudak