The trouble with the budget bill
From her post-QP scrum today, Elizabeth May laments the budget implementation bill. There are calls to have the environmental...
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Unpacking the budget bill
As noted yesterday, the budget implementation bill tabled yesterday by the Conservatives numbers 431 pages of...
The quiet cuts
Mike De Souza tallies the cuts at Environment Canada. Oil spill monitoring in British Columbia will also be cut, news of which...
To win, Mulcair needs the full heft of the left
Unlike Dion, Mulcair is not allergic to political strategy, effective staffing and artful rhetoric
The Commons: Speaking of redundancy
Cabinet ministers could be easily and cheaply replaced with some combination of Wikipedia, Twitter and Pinterest
The cuts and the changes
The Chronicle-Herald looks at the proposed rules for foreign charities. Embassy reviews the cuts to foreign aid, immigration and...
What to expect when you’re expecting a budget
The Canadian Press says the Harper government will cut $7 billion from discretionary spending. But the Conservatives won’t be...
Stephen Harper’s risky, job-killing carbon tax
In reciting the party talking points yesterday afternoon, Jeff Watson charged that Thomas Mulcair would "bring back a...
Manitoba should think twice before banning pesticides
The unintended consequences don’t necessarily make for a healthier environment
Nash and Topp on the environment
On Wednesday, Peggy Nash released her platform on the environment and climate change. Today, Brian Topp offers his plan. Thomas...