CanadaCan we really spend our way out of this mess?The remarkable re-embrace of deficit spending is every bit as mindless as the financial panic that preceded it
GeneralToo far? Sorry, the Tories did not go far enough.The two greatest forces of instability in our Parliament rely on the per-vote subsidy
OttawaIs your industry a) strategic, b) high-tech, c) no-hope, but located in swing ridings an hour’s drive from a major media centre, d) whatever will get me a grantBut, you ask, where’s my stimulus? Where’s my bailout? Stop it. I hate it when you use your Mr. Whiney voice. And in any...
GeneralVisions of sugar-plums"I’m sorry for your situation, but it is difficult to justify giving trillions of US taxpayer dollars to a private company that is...
GeneralThe next coalition? Why not Harper and Ignatieff?Ignatieff needs to dissuade Harper from calling an election until the Liberals recover
OttawaNew Brunswick leadsOn a political landscape generally barren of ideas -- or, these days, crowded with utterly mad ideas -- an oasis of economic...
OttawaStimulated yet?So the Bush presidency draws to a close, with a four-month barrage of economic recovery plans issuing forth from various parts of...