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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:01:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/parliament-as-defender-of-the-public-purse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/parliament-as-defender-of-the-public-purse/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 03:29:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381977 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/08/parliament-as-defender-of-the-public-purse/feed/ 0 Pierre Poilievre invokes the highest principle http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/the-cbc-c-60-and-splitting-the-bill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/the-cbc-c-60-and-splitting-the-bill/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 13:30:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379685 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/the-cbc-c-60-and-splitting-the-bill/feed/ 0 Another omnibus bill, another fight http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/from-omnibus-to-minibus-finance-minister-flaherty-tables-new-budget-bill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/from-omnibus-to-minibus-finance-minister-flaherty-tables-new-budget-bill/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:29:25 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378482 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/from-omnibus-to-minibus-finance-minister-flaherty-tables-new-budget-bill/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tabled a trimmed-down budget bill Monday that he... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/c-60-the-first-budget-implementation-act-of-2013/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/c-60-the-first-budget-implementation-act-of-2013/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:30:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378415 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/c-60-the-first-budget-implementation-act-of-2013/feed/ 0 A slightly smaller kind of omnibus http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/tories-to-introduce-latest-budget-bill-including-changes-to-worker-program/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/tories-to-introduce-latest-budget-bill-including-changes-to-worker-program/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:59:15 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378348 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/tories-to-introduce-latest-budget-bill-including-changes-to-worker-program/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The Conservatives are set to introduce legislation today to implement their 2013... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/fewer-jobs-less-growth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/fewer-jobs-less-growth/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:22:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378309 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/fewer-jobs-less-growth/feed/ 0 What budget cuts mean for the economy http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/breaking-news-your-imported-hockey-helmet-will-cost-less/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/breaking-news-your-imported-hockey-helmet-will-cost-less/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:51:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374411 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/breaking-news-your-imported-hockey-helmet-will-cost-less/feed/ 0 The Finance Department admits an oversight http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/how-do-you-explain-away-an-increase-in-tariffs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/how-do-you-explain-away-an-increase-in-tariffs/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:45:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372665 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/how-do-you-explain-away-an-increase-in-tariffs/feed/ 0 'There are no tax increases in budget 2013' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/the-ipod-tax-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/the-ipod-tax-debate/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:36:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370990 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/the-ipod-tax-debate/feed/ 0 The NDP asks that this House condemn... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/the-ipod-tax-the-finance-department-responds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/the-ipod-tax-the-finance-department-responds/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:26:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370308 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/10/the-ipod-tax-the-finance-department-responds/feed/ 0 More on the portable music player tariff crisis http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/the-great-ipod-tax-crisis-of-2013/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/the-great-ipod-tax-crisis-of-2013/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:31:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369766 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/the-great-ipod-tax-crisis-of-2013/feed/ 0 How the cost of an iPod became the signature issue of the budget http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/the-conservatives-dont-mind-big-government-if-its-cheap/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/the-conservatives-dont-mind-big-government-if-its-cheap/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:37:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=366749 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/the-conservatives-dont-mind-big-government-if-its-cheap/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon on doing damage the cost-effect way http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/the-estimates-dont-make-sense/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/the-estimates-dont-make-sense/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:15:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=366686 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/the-estimates-dont-make-sense/feed/ 0 How to fix the way Parliament is supposed to scrutinize government spending http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/canadas-jobs-and-skills-mismatch-an-expert-on-the-federal-budgets-training-thrust/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/canadas-jobs-and-skills-mismatch-an-expert-on-the-federal-budgets-training-thrust/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:01:15 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365815 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/canadas-jobs-and-skills-mismatch-an-expert-on-the-federal-budgets-training-thrust/feed/ 0 Among the most-discussed measures in last week’s federal budget was the government’s plan to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/what-harper-is-hiding/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/what-harper-is-hiding/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365539 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/what-harper-is-hiding/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on what the latest Economic Action Plan fails to say http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/the-commons-stephen-harper-would-rather-not-focus-on-the-details-of-the-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/the-commons-stephen-harper-would-rather-not-focus-on-the-details-of-the-budget/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:53:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365325 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/the-commons-stephen-harper-would-rather-not-focus-on-the-details-of-the-budget/feed/ 0 The Commons: Read Ted Menzies' lips http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/we-feel-that-weve-given-them-that-office/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/we-feel-that-weve-given-them-that-office/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:34:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365128 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/we-feel-that-weve-given-them-that-office/feed/ 0 Kevin Page talks to Steve Paikin http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/the-commons-ted-menzies-challenges-everyone-to-find-a-tax-increase-in-the-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/the-commons-ted-menzies-challenges-everyone-to-find-a-tax-increase-in-the-budget/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:13:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364934 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/the-commons-ted-menzies-challenges-everyone-to-find-a-tax-increase-in-the-budget/feed/ 0 The budget becomes a reading comprehension test http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/what-does-budget-secrecy-mean-anymore/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/what-does-budget-secrecy-mean-anymore/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:38:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364800 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/26/what-does-budget-secrecy-mean-anymore/feed/ 0 Here a leak, there a leak, everywhere a leak leak http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/the-big-cut-jim-flaherty-wont-have-to-make-budget-2013s-spending-mystery-explained/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/the-big-cut-jim-flaherty-wont-have-to-make-budget-2013s-spending-mystery-explained/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:04:22 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364649 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/the-big-cut-jim-flaherty-wont-have-to-make-budget-2013s-spending-mystery-explained/feed/ 0 Perhaps the biggest unanswered question about the budget Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tabled last... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/jim-flahertys-1-billion-tax-on-everything-except-hockey-gear-and-baby-clothes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/jim-flahertys-1-billion-tax-on-everything-except-hockey-gear-and-baby-clothes/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:05:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364483 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/jim-flahertys-1-billion-tax-on-everything-except-hockey-gear-and-baby-clothes/feed/ 0 The Conservatives raise tariffs on hundreds of items http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/24/video-the-2013-budget-deconstructed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/24/video-the-2013-budget-deconstructed/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:47:31 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364276 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/24/video-the-2013-budget-deconstructed/feed/ 0 How did Jim Flaherty do? The verdict from our Ottawa bureau http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/macleans-live-the-ottawa-bureau-talks-about-the-federal-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/macleans-live-the-ottawa-bureau-talks-about-the-federal-budget/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:00:50 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362713 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/macleans-live-the-ottawa-bureau-talks-about-the-federal-budget/feed/ 0 Get the inside story on all the highlights, and how Budget 2013 will touch Canadians http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/politics-on-tv-budget-fallout/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/politics-on-tv-budget-fallout/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:29:51 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364057 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/politics-on-tv-budget-fallout/feed/ 0 The three things you need to see http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/the-qp-clip-nathan-cullen-demands-answers-on-infrastructure-funding/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/the-qp-clip-nathan-cullen-demands-answers-on-infrastructure-funding/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:55:18 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363861 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/the-qp-clip-nathan-cullen-demands-answers-on-infrastructure-funding/feed/ 0 The exchange you can't miss from this afternoon's Question Period http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/macleans-view-from-the-hill-how-will-the-government-balance-the-budget-by-2015/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/macleans-view-from-the-hill-how-will-the-government-balance-the-budget-by-2015/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:10:09 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363857 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/macleans-view-from-the-hill-how-will-the-government-balance-the-budget-by-2015/feed/ 0 Our View from the Hill with bonus cameo by Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/why-do-you-hate-veterans/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/why-do-you-hate-veterans/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:07:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363820 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/why-do-you-hate-veterans/feed/ 0 A Conservative MP explains why MPs have to support the budget http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/the-morning-after-piecing-together-the-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/the-morning-after-piecing-together-the-budget/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:58:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363707 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/the-morning-after-piecing-together-the-budget/feed/ 0 What we think we know and what we definitely don't know http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/slideshow-a-history-of-federal-revenues-and-expenditures/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/slideshow-a-history-of-federal-revenues-and-expenditures/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:43:08 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363212 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/slideshow-a-history-of-federal-revenues-and-expenditures/feed/ 0 Erica Alini tracks the changes http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/ottawa-prepared-to-go-it-alone-on-securities-regulator/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/ottawa-prepared-to-go-it-alone-on-securities-regulator/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:16:23 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363558 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/ottawa-prepared-to-go-it-alone-on-securities-regulator/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is sending out a notice that he is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/the-commons-jim-flaherty-toasts-his-fine-work/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/the-commons-jim-flaherty-toasts-his-fine-work/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:59:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363379 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/the-commons-jim-flaherty-toasts-his-fine-work/feed/ 0 The deficit will be eliminated. Somehow. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/mulcair-doesnt-like-the-direction-flaherty-budget-austeres-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/mulcair-doesnt-like-the-direction-flaherty-budget-austeres-canada/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:54:44 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363434 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/mulcair-doesnt-like-the-direction-flaherty-budget-austeres-canada/feed/ 0 NDP Leader Tom Mulcair apparently couldn’t think of a verb for the sort of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/jimflaherty-introduces-the-budget-to-twitter-game-time/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/jimflaherty-introduces-the-budget-to-twitter-game-time/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:36:05 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363440 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/jimflaherty-introduces-the-budget-to-twitter-game-time/feed/ 0 Economic Action Plan 2013 seen form the Twitterverse http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/trudeau-predicts-fed-prov-friction-over-budget-2013/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/trudeau-predicts-fed-prov-friction-over-budget-2013/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:10:01 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363381 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/trudeau-predicts-fed-prov-friction-over-budget-2013/feed/ 0 The issue of job training will create conflict between the Conservative government and the provinces http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/the-conservative-agenda-in-the-numbers-of-budget-2013/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/the-conservative-agenda-in-the-numbers-of-budget-2013/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:00:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363263 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/the-conservative-agenda-in-the-numbers-of-budget-2013/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon details the 'starve the beast strategy' in budget 2013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/our-view-from-the-hill-the-ottawa-bureau-reacts-to-2013s-federal-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/our-view-from-the-hill-the-ottawa-bureau-reacts-to-2013s-federal-budget/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:42:13 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363321 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/our-view-from-the-hill-the-ottawa-bureau-reacts-to-2013s-federal-budget/feed/ 0 Hear immediate thoughts from John Geddes, Paul Wells and Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/budget-2013-idol-some-more/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/budget-2013-idol-some-more/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:31:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363270 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/budget-2013-idol-some-more/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on a chastened government's tactical retreat http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/budget-overview-jim-flahertys-trick-plus-everything-else-you-need-to-know-about-budget-2013/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/budget-overview-jim-flahertys-trick-plus-everything-else-you-need-to-know-about-budget-2013/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:30:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363235 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/budget-overview-jim-flahertys-trick-plus-everything-else-you-need-to-know-about-budget-2013/feed/ 0 Can the government be a “benign and silent partner” and still take major action? John Geddes evaluates. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/bye-bye-cida-budget-reveals-department-to-be-eliminated/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/bye-bye-cida-budget-reveals-department-to-be-eliminated/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:30:57 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363285 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/bye-bye-cida-budget-reveals-department-to-be-eliminated/feed/ 0 Federal agency to be amalgamated with DFAIT http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/jim-flaherty-commits-53b-to-infrastructure/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/jim-flaherty-commits-53b-to-infrastructure/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:30:48 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363244 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/jim-flaherty-commits-53b-to-infrastructure/feed/ 0 The test of Flaherty’s budget? How municipalities greet big numbers and long-term horizons. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/flaherty-says-jobs-grant-will-enable-employers-to-fill-their-own-skills-gaps/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/flaherty-says-jobs-grant-will-enable-employers-to-fill-their-own-skills-gaps/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:30:28 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363259 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/flaherty-says-jobs-grant-will-enable-employers-to-fill-their-own-skills-gaps/feed/ 0 ‘We are trying to get to the point where training means jobs, not just training,' Finance Minister says http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/budget-shifts-canada-day-party-to-heritage-and-away-from-national-capital-commission/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/budget-shifts-canada-day-party-to-heritage-and-away-from-national-capital-commission/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:29:35 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363300 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/budget-shifts-canada-day-party-to-heritage-and-away-from-national-capital-commission/feed/ 0 Among the signature elements of the Conservative party’s approach to political marketing is its... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/finance-minister-jim-flaherty-we-are-well-placed-to-prosper/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/finance-minister-jim-flaherty-we-are-well-placed-to-prosper/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:25:34 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363242 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/finance-minister-jim-flaherty-we-are-well-placed-to-prosper/feed/ 0 ‘We are well-placed to prosper’ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/canadas-international-aid-agency-to-close-programs-merged-with-foreign-affairs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/canadas-international-aid-agency-to-close-programs-merged-with-foreign-affairs/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:24:58 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363296 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/canadas-international-aid-agency-to-close-programs-merged-with-foreign-affairs/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – A 45-year-old federal agency that’s spent billions improving the lives of people... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/cost-of-coming-to-canada-and-becoming-a-canadian-citizen-likely-to-rise/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/cost-of-coming-to-canada-and-becoming-a-canadian-citizen-likely-to-rise/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:20:49 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363292 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/cost-of-coming-to-canada-and-becoming-a-canadian-citizen-likely-to-rise/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The cost of coming to Canada — and becoming a Canadian citizen...