OttawaThe quiet cutsStatistics Canada has released a list of the programs and surveys that will be affected by budget cuts. The full list is here...
OttawaThe Commons: ’Why is the PM showing his own MPs such blatant disrespect?’Thomas Mulcair shows some concern for Conservative MPs
Ottawa’It is in the interests of Parliament and the Canadian public’In his continuing quest for disclosure of budget cuts, the Parliamentary Budget Officer delivers a legal opinion to the...
OttawaPretend you’re a backbencherThere is apparently some consternation around an internal memo sent to Parks Canada employees. The NDP’s Annick Papillon was...
GeneralKingston Penitentiary to close after more than 175 yearsCBC News is reporting that the legendary Kingston Penitentiary will close down due to federal budget cuts. The prison houses some...
Uncategorized’Providing unbiased advice to governments’The opposition frets that budget cuts target important sources of information, including the National Roundtable on the...
GeneralIn conversation: Robert Birgeneau Steering Berkeley through its worst budget crisis, and why elite schools should charge more
GeneralHere’s an idea: cut the programs that offend our intelligenceOur gravy-conscious government should pay more attention to which belts they’re tightening
OttawaThe quiet cutsAmong various cuts at Environment Canada, the government is apparently about to eliminate an ozone monitoring program. See...