Budget

Stephen Gordon notes that the finance department considers the federal deficit to be structural. This Sunday marks the fourth...

The Harper government’s argument for not cooperating with the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s review of budget cuts rests on the...

Tony Clement proudly announces that the Harper government is cracking down on parking expenses. Other aspects of the Harper...

Scott Clark and Peter DeVries review the recent trouble with omnibus budget bills and suggest reforms.

Jim Flaherty, outlining the Harper government’s budget on February 26, 2008. By the Harper government’s current reasoning , this...

Global BC goes looking for Conservative MPs willing to talk about cuts to the coast guard. Conservative MP James Lunney expressed...

Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page says the Harper government is deliberately keeping Parliament and the Canadian public in...

Kevin Page restates his concerns. See previously: The quiet cuts

Again this afternoon, the Liberals asked the Conservatives to table a separate bill to deal with MP pensions. The Conservatives...

These are complex issues. Perhaps at some point they will be discussed as such.