OttawaThe budget bill: this year’s behemothHere is the budget implementation bill just tabled in the House this morning. As a file, it measures 1.8Mb. As a document, it...
OttawaThe Commons: The government remains unapologeticIf the goal was to avoid sounding defensive, the parliamentary secretary failed miserably
OttawaUnidentified fiscal objectsTony Clement says —while participating in an open government conference—that the Harper government won’t be able to detail the...
OttawaDismantling civil societyAlex Himelfarb considers the budget. See previously: Checking Jim Flaherty’s math
OttawaRestoring Parliament’s most important functionJohn McCallum lays out four ideas for fixing the way Parliament reviews and approves the government’s expenditures. This is a...
OttawaThe system works, apparentlyJim Flaherty extols the virtues of our parliamentary system to an American audience. The relative efficiency of the Westminster...
OttawaChecking Jim Flaherty’s mathScott Clark and Peter DeVries pan the budget. They also don’t think the Harper government will meet its latest projections for a...
OttawaHealth care cutsAbout 840 jobs might be cut at Health Canada, while the National Aboriginal Health Organization’s funding has been eliminated .