OttawaHow it startsANDREW COYNE: Maybe today’s deficits don’t seem like much to get worked up about. They never do.
UncategorizedEverymanJim Flaherty is your average Canadian suburbanite. Sure, sometimes he lets his hairdresser put too much gel in his hair , but when...
OttawaThose budget cuts, in fullMy fellow pundits seem greatly impressed by the budget’s "austerity," to judge by the headlines and commentary that appeared...
OttawaOlympic athletes, yes; foreign aid, noThere’s something missing from the flood of reaction over the past few days to the federal Speech from the Throne and 2010...
Uncategorized’The issue is credibility’Here is the prepared text for Michael Ignatieff’s speech in the House this morning in response to the budget. As he sometimes...
UncategorizedExcerpts from Jim Flaherty’s budget speech (with Super-Expert Analysis)SCOTT FESCHUK reads between the lines of the budget
GeneralFlaherty kicks the can...the deficit-fighting measures in this budget are not aimed at fiscal prudence, but at preparing the political landscape. After...
UncategorizedToday in extended metaphorsHere is the prepared text for the budget speech Jim Flaherty has just finished delivering in the House of Commons. Below is the...