The Harris Legacy: Reflections on a Transformational Premier

Elected for the first of his two terms as premier of Ontario in 1995, Mike Harris introduced some of the most sweeping reforms the province has ever seen: substantial reductions in spending and taxation as well dramatic changes to welfare, education, health care, municipal affairs, labour relations, energy, the environment, and much more.

He altered the way elections were fought, how the provincial government is held accountable, how it works with its counterpart in Ottawa, and on his retire...