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Originally Posted by swimmer_spe
Let's say that all money the province collects stays within the Region/District/RM,etc. Sudbury and Timmins would have better highways than Toronto. The Resource sector is what keeps the province in the black.
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Swimmer spe, your blinded by your northern Ontario nationalism.
According to the government of Ontario primary industries comprise 1.9% of Ontario's GDP.
https://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/economy...cent-large.jpg
So, less than 6% of the population of the province's population is primarily engaged in an industry that comprises of less than 2% of the provinces GDP.
This information wasn't hard to find:
https://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/economy/ecaccts/