Five takeaways from the 2020 fall economic statement
As part of tens of billions in new spending planned for the coming years, the fiscal update includes funding for long term care, students and remote working
fall economic update
Should Canada adopt a ’budget honesty’ charter like Australia?
Opinion: Why such a charter could be helpful to Canada’s budget process
Maclean’s on the Hill: U.S. election, Ottawa’s fiscal troubles
A Canadian politician observes the U.S. election. What Bill Morneau’s fiscal update didn’t say. Get your fix of Canadian politics.
How much higher will the deficit be this year: $7 billion or $5 billion?
Econowatch explains why you’re seeing conflicting headlines
Why isn’t the fall economic update delivered to the House?
Jim Flaherty will apparently deliver his fall economic update to a luncheon crowd in Fredericton tomorrow. Last year, he delivered...
’Prudent planning’
Scott Clark and Peter DeVries find the Finance Minister’s budget update to be "lacking in transparency, accountability, and a...
Why so shy, Jim?
The New Democrats and Liberals are unhappy with Jim Flaherty’s decision to deliver the economic update far away from the House of...
Resolutely flexible
The prepared text of the Finance Minister’s remarks is here . For those of you scoring at home, six references are made to...
’Increasing the adjustment for risk’
The Harper government delays balancing the books. Again.
Another way the House is made irrelevant
If, as variously reported, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivers the fall economic and fiscal update to the Calgary Chamber of...