Bill Morneau

Paul Wells: The PM is permitting his finance minister—the supposed incarnation of his government’s fiscal credibility—to be set up. It does not bode well.

Andrew MacDougall: A look inside how Cabinet decisions are actually made casts doubt over Trudeau’s extraordinary claim about the WE decision

A $912-million program with a $43-million payout and 100,000 student volunteers who needed $5,000? And what about that $41,366 cheque?

It was a different sort of WE day in Ottawa, as the charity’s co-founders appeared before the House finance committee. Here’s what you need to know.

Why did Finance Minister Bill Morneau and the auditor general drop important reports on the very same midsummer day?

Marie-Danielle Smith: Though much of Canadian society has struggled financially during COVID-19, we have assurances that more money is ’in the pockets’ of Canadians because of Liberal policies

Bill Morneau’s ’fiscal snapshot’ predicts a $343-billion deficit—nearly 16 per cent of the country’s annual GDP

’Now is the time to be courageous and bold. We encourage governments to lead a collaborative and bold economic recovery building on the strengths of our existing economy and talent to capture the growth markets of the future.’

Paul Wells: There were layers of chaos in Ottawa as a handful of MPs hurried to pass a coronavirus support bill. And this crisis is just getting started.

As the stock market crashes and oil prices plunge, experts agree fiscal stimulus is needed, but differ on how big it should be and what form it should take