OttawaA federal deficit, but a golden age for snowmobile grooming machinesStephen Gordon reviews yesterday’s economic update. Erica Alini explains why you’re seeing different projections for this year’s...
OttawaLeon Benoit defers to the authority of Stephen GordonConservative MP Leon Benoit seems to have issued a news release that uses the expertise of Stephen Gordon to bolster the case that...
OttawaIt’s structuralStephen Gordon notes that the finance department considers the federal deficit to be structural. This Sunday marks the fourth...
OttawaAbout that trade deficitOn Monday, Thomas Mulcair blamed the Conservatives for a $50-billion "trade deficit." The Conservatives subsequently complained...
OttawaDutch Disease and everything afterThe NDP points to the Alberta budget to support Thomas Mulcair’s position that the high dollar has hurt the manufacturing...
OttawaThomas Mulcair, mostly undauntedIn interviews with the Globe and West Block , Thomas Mulcair expressed regret for his "messengers" remark about the Western...
OttawaThe Dutch, oil and Thomas MulcairStephen Gordon considers the question of Dutch Disease. The NDP leader was asked after QP yesterday about his comments on the oil...
OttawaAre we infected?Thomas Mulcair worries that we’re suffering from Dutch Disease. Dalton McGuinty has expressed similar concerns. The OECD has also...
OttawaBy the numbersElections Canada says the majority of the 31,000 complaints it reported two weeks ago originated with online forms. David Akin...
OttawaIs now a good time?Stephen Gordon projects the sort of job cuts the public service might be facing. Stephen also considers whether now is a good time...