OttawaNote on infrastructure priorities: simpler roads would be goodFinance Minister Jim Flaherty started his budget speech today by describing Canada as “a nation at a crossroads.” It’s a...
CanadaBUDGET 2010: Tories cut back on growing aid to the world’s poorAnd—after Afghanistan—to the military spending
OttawaThou dost jest, dostn’t thou?The government tells us in the Speech from the Throne that it’s open to changing the line in the O Canada that goes "True patriot...
OttawaA surprisingly detailed throne speech prompts questionsSeveral new initiatives cry out for more precise explanation
OttawaThe throne speech: first, a couple of quibblesI’ll be posting a Speech from the Throne overview soon. But I’m having trouble getting past the claims on its opening pages...
OttawaReading a throne speech by its titlesToday we learned that the title of tomorrow’s Speech from the Throne will be “A Stronger Canada. A Stronger Economy. Now and...
OttawaBoiling the budget down to the number that matters mostCHECK BACK after 4pm today for Maclean’s coverage of the federal budget
OttawaWhat if stimulus spending actually built something stimulating?The main focus of the build-up to this week’s federal budget is not what’s coming next but what’s coming to an end. The...