OttawaCram sessionThe opposition parties are unimpressed with how little time is being allowed for the study of C-45 . The NDP questioned the...
OttawaBudgetary stripteaseThe Parliamentary Budget Officer has released a new update on what information he’s received from the Harper government. In...
OttawaDebating C-45Megan Leslie’s speech on the budget bill. And, for the sake of comparison, Chris Alexander’s speech on C-45.
Ottawa’A complete dog’s breakfast’Ralph Goodale’s contribution to the C-45 debate. The Conservatives passed a motion of time allocation yesterday that will limit...
OttawaAn outbreak of democracyThe CBC says the Conservatives will allow various parts of C-45 , the latest budget implementation act, to be studied at the...
OttawaNavigable waters and the environmentOf the changes to the Navigable Waters Protection Act that are included in the latest budget implementation act, the Conservatives...
OttawaNavigating the budget’s watersDuring QP this morning, NDP House leader Nathan Cullen declared that changes to the Navigable Waters Protection Act were not in...
OttawaIt turns out that omnibus budget bills can be splitThe Conservatives and the opposition parties unanimously agreed this morning to split MP pension reforms from the omnibus budget...
OttawaCounting pagesDuring QP yesterday, Jim Flaherty ventured the following. The budget bill tabled today measures something like 450 pages...