Explained: How the Harper government put spending on ice
If you’re in government and want to restrain your own spending, you make it harder to move money out the door
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Treasury Board
What’s the answer to the missing $3.1 billion?
Either way, it’s time to reform the estimates process
The Commons: Thomas Mulcair thinks he’s found a boondoggle
The money’s not missing, it’s just not perfectly accounted for
UPDATED: Canada’s diplomats in legal strike position
Paul Wells on the potential for a strike by foreign-service officers
Spending to sell yourself while cutting billions
While fighting the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s attempts to review its budget cuts, the Harper government is spending millions...
Meanwhile, at the Defence Department
The Citizen discovers why a military truck procurement was halted at the last minute.
When will the lifecycle cost be explained?
The full lifecycle cost of the F-35 remains elusive . Lifecycle costing is what the Department of National Defence agreed to...
The Harper government responds
A release issued by the offices of Julian Fantino, Peter MacKay, Rona Ambrose and Christian Paradis.
Checking the math
The NDP’s Alexandre Boulerice has dispatched a letter to Tony Clement for the purposes of clarifying the government’s...
The quiet cuts
The Defence Department is planning to cut 250 jobs. Treasury Board will eliminate 84 jobs. The latter cuts are apparently part of...