We went to lock-up. Now, listen up. In this special edition of our podcast On The Hill, Cormac MacSweeney got a one-on-one interview with Finance Minister Joe Oliver about the Conservatives’ 2015 federal budget; Nick Taylor-Vaisey spoke with three experts from our Econowatch team to discuss what stood out to them, and we convened a panel to discuss the political and economic realities of the budget with our business editor Jason Kirby, and our Ottawa bureau chief, John Geddes.

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THE HEADLINES

• ON A POLITICAL BUDGETJohn Geddes explains why this budget is a 518-page campaign pamphlet

• ON LOW/MIDDLE-INCOME FAMILIESJennifer Robson on the perks are coming to poorer Canadians: ’The text is awfully thrifty’

• ON SENIORSKevin Milligan on what’s coming to a group already in good financial shape

• ON THE TORIES’ AUSTERITY COMMITMENTStephen Gordon on why this budget is so remarkable

• ON MANUFACTURINGWhy the industry should be pleased by the 2015 budget

• ON CANADIAN FINANCESJason Kirby on how this will affect your pocketbook

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