ACCOUNTABILITY
FOLLOW THE PUBLIC MONEY
When services are privatized and land deals happen behind closed doors, transparency is the first casualty. Protect Ontario pulls public accounts, legislation, and documented journalism into one place so citizens can see the pattern — and demand better.
Public AccountsAuditor GeneralOpen data
What the books show
Ontario Public Accounts and Detailed Schedule of Payments reveal where provincial dollars actually go.
- Spending on private staffing agencies, consultants, and contractors has grown in multiple sectors.
- Hospital and ministry deficits coexist with large transfers to private operators.
- Open data exists — but it is scattered across portals most residents never see.
- ProtectOnt.ca visualizes trends so you do not need a finance degree to spot shifts.
Legislation & oversight
Bills that change ownership of water, land, and healthcare pass with limited debate time.
- Omnibus bills bundle unrelated changes — making scrutiny harder for MPPs and the public.
- Bill 97 (2026) excludes premier and ministerial records from Ontario's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA), with retroactive effect — see protectont.ca/flyer/freedom-of-information.
- Auditor General reports on Greenbelt and other files documented process failures.
- Integrity Commissioner and lobbying registers exist but require journalists and citizens to connect dots.
- Weakened environmental and Indigenous participation rules reduce formal opposition channels.
How to use ProtectOnt.ca
Built for neighbours, organizers, and journalists who want verified starting points.
- Issue pages: healthcare, water, public land, wildlife, Indigenous rights.
- Methodology and data sources are documented — challenge us if we get it wrong.
- Protest calendar: protectont.ca/protests
- Contact your MPP with one click: protectont.ca/take-action
- Join the volunteer network: protectont.ca/join