Michael Smart: To boost fairness, productivity and government revenue, tax capital gains
Ed Broadbent and Brittany Andrew-Amofah: To ‘build back better’ Canada will need childcare, pharmacare, a green recovery—and new measures to sustain them
Economist Stephen Gordon unpacks the federal government’s finances to explain why the deficit is so much bigger than Trudeau promised
We put Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget speech to the test
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a reporter on Budget Day on Parliament Hill? This is the hubbub that happens behind the scenes as Canadian political reporters convene in Ottawa for the high-stakes media scrums.
In waiting to see where oil prices go before he delivers a budget, Joe Oliver is ignoring his obligation to the public
The Tories may be trumpeting the merits of their federal surplus, but they seem to be ignoring some underlying risks
From the Maclean’s archives: Jim Flaherty insists he won’t leave. Loyal Conservatives are wondering how long he’ll last.
Notes on the budget, the cuts and the surplus
Even the Department of Finance’s own figures suggest the red ink is here to stay
The federal government is spending tens of millions on commercials that make the Tories look good
The agency was largely useless but its shuttering curtails federal oversight of fertility treatments