OttawaJim Flaherty vs. The deficitThe New Democrats and Liberals are unimpressed with the Finance Minister’s economic update. And Jim Flaherty faces the possibility...
Ottawa’In the medium term’The prepared text of Jim Flaherty’s speech in Fredericton is here . The economic update is here . With the latest "adjustment for...
OttawaAs seen on TVThe Harper government has committed another $4 million to advertise itself. The policy response to this might be something like...
OttawaCram sessionThe opposition parties are unimpressed with how little time is being allowed for the study of C-45 . The NDP questioned the...
OttawaHow the deficit is being eliminatedThe Parliamentary Budget Officer hasn’t received enough information to do a full analysis, but he says it seems like government...
OttawaBudgetary stripteaseThe Parliamentary Budget Officer has released a new update on what information he’s received from the Harper government. In...
OttawaCounting the days on C-45The House is scheduled to be on break for the week of November 12 and the New Democrats and Liberals are thus concerned that the...
OttawaDebating C-45Megan Leslie’s speech on the budget bill. And, for the sake of comparison, Chris Alexander’s speech on C-45.
OttawaDivvying up C-45As promised, the Conservatives introduced a motion at the finance committee late yesterday afternoon that will see the second...
OttawaIs ’omnibus’ a bad word now?A recent poll from Forum Research. Within that sample, only 33% of Conservative supporters agreed that government’s should be...