deficit

The Prime Minister talks to a certain news channel.

Scott Clark and Peter DeVries pan the budget. They also don’t think the Harper government will meet its latest projections for a...

Back in 2006, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty began his first budget speech by reflecting on how “budgets say something about your...

Mike McNair, a former advisor to Stephane Dion and Michael Ignatieff, blames Conservative tax policy for the current deficit.

The Macleans.ca team has put together a special budget page with interactive charts on government revenues and...

Yesterday, the Canadian Press pegged the cuts at $7 billion. Last night, the CBC reported the total will be closer to $4...

The Canadian Press says the Harper government will cut $7 billion from discretionary spending. But the Conservatives won’t be...

The Harper government would prefer you not think of Thursday’s budget in terms of what will be cut. See previously: The austerity...

Stephen Gordon projects the sort of job cuts the public service might be facing. Stephen also considers whether now is a good time...

Alex Himelfarb attempts to put austerity in perspective.