报告:加拿大最大省份安大略省国内生产总值增长缓慢,赤字频繁。
Report: Ontario, Canada's largest province, suffers slow GDP growth and frequent deficits.
Fraser Institute的一份报告指出,加拿大人口最多的省安大略省已成为“经济落后国家”,国内生产总值增长缓慢,赤字频繁。
A report by the Fraser Institute claims Ontario, Canada's most populous province, has become an "economic laggard" with slow GDP growth and frequent deficits.
24年多以来,安大略省几乎80%的时间都出现赤字,而魁北克的赤字为60%。
Over 24 years, Ontario ran deficits almost 80% of the time, compared to Quebec's 60%.
两个省在生产力和商业投资方面都落后,影响到加拿大的经济,因为它们占其经济产出的三分之二,占其人口的60%以上。
Both provinces have lagged in productivity and business investment, impacting Canada's economy as they account for two-thirds of its economic output and over 60% of its population.