Macleans.ca » budget bill http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Wed, 22 May 2013 17:56:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 #IdleNoMore http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/idlenomore/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/idlenomore/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:16:09 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326519 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/idlenomore/feed/ 0 The latest budget bill draws aboriginal protests. Chantal Chagnon, an aboriginal singer and drummer... Voting on Bill C-45: So much standing, sitting and signing of Christmas cards http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/live-another-long-night-for-another-long-bill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/live-another-long-night-for-another-long-bill/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:00:00 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323329 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/05/live-another-long-night-for-another-long-bill/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry's formerly live blog from a long night in the House Fighting C-45 on multiple fronts http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/fighting-c-45-on-multiple-fronts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/fighting-c-45-on-multiple-fronts/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:26:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320004 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/fighting-c-45-on-multiple-fronts/feed/ 0 Amid all else yesterday, Nathan Cullen rose on a point of order shortly after... Another voting marathon approaches http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/another-voting-marathon-approaches/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/another-voting-marathon-approaches/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:07:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316909 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/another-voting-marathon-approaches/feed/ 0 Scott Brison has submitted some 3,000 amendments to C-45 to be considered by the... Cram session http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/cram-session/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/cram-session/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:53:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=313116 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/cram-session/feed/ 0 The opposition parties are unimpressed with how little time is being allowed for the... Counting the days on C-45 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/counting-the-days-on-c-45/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/counting-the-days-on-c-45/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:24:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310516 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/counting-the-days-on-c-45/feed/ 0 The House is scheduled to be on break for the week of November 12... It’s the opposition’s fault that these omnibus bills exist, apparently http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/its-the-oppositions-fault-that-these-omnibus-bills-exist-apparently/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/its-the-oppositions-fault-that-these-omnibus-bills-exist-apparently/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:14:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305730 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/its-the-oppositions-fault-that-these-omnibus-bills-exist-apparently/feed/ 0 On CBC radio’s The House this weekend, Evan Solomon interviewed Jim Flaherty. During that... Everything that C-45 touches http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/everything-that-c-45-touches/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/everything-that-c-45-touches/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:10:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304845 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/18/everything-that-c-45-touches/feed/ 0 In all, C-45, the second budget implementation act, amends or affects the Income Tax... Opposition remains on guard as Flaherty promises no surprises in budget bill http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/opposition-remains-on-guard-as-flaherty-promises-no-surprises-in-budget-bill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/opposition-remains-on-guard-as-flaherty-promises-no-surprises-in-budget-bill/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:53:47 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304435 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/opposition-remains-on-guard-as-flaherty-promises-no-surprises-in-budget-bill/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - The finance minister says there will be no surprises when the Conservative government tables its next budget bill. Son of Omnibus http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/son-of-omnibus/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/son-of-omnibus/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:00:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304041 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/son-of-omnibus/feed/ 0 Atop the notice paper this morning, under “introduction of government bills,” is the following.... Debating democracy http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/debating-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/debating-democracy/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:13:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=303804 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/16/debating-democracy/feed/ 0 The House is presently considering the Liberal motion on the use of omnibus legislation.... Idea alert http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/idea-alert-72/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/idea-alert-72/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:36:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=296709 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/25/idea-alert-72/feed/ 0 Scott Clark and Peter DeVries review the recent trouble with omnibus budget bills and... Loading up the omnibus bill http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/loading-up-the-omnibus-bill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/loading-up-the-omnibus-bill/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:25:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295842 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/20/loading-up-the-omnibus-bill/feed/ 0 Again this afternoon, the Liberals asked the Conservatives to table a separate bill to... Back to business http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/back-to-business-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/back-to-business-2/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:00:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294338 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/back-to-business-2/feed/ 0 Chantal Hebert, Tim Harper, Joan Bryden and the Star preview the fall sitting. My... C-38: ‘Mr. Speaker, let us do the right thing’ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/c-38-mr-speaker-let-us-do-the-right-thing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/c-38-mr-speaker-let-us-do-the-right-thing/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:35:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=265430 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/08/c-38-mr-speaker-let-us-do-the-right-thing/feed/ 0 Earlier today, NDP House leader Nathan Cullen stood in the House to respond to... C-38: How about a vote per page? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/c-38-how-about-a-vote-per-page/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/c-38-how-about-a-vote-per-page/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:18:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=264062 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/05/c-38-how-about-a-vote-per-page/feed/ 0 Nathan Cullen has just finished speaking about what the NDP might be preparing to... For David Wilks, it’s been an honour just to take up space in Ottawa http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/a-brick-in-the-toilet-tank-of-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/a-brick-in-the-toilet-tank-of-democracy/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:54:01 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262498 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/01/a-brick-in-the-toilet-tank-of-democracy/feed/ 0 A brick in the toilet tank of democracy. ‘We may have reached the point where we are going too far’ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/we-may-have-reached-the-point-where-we-are-going-too-far/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/we-may-have-reached-the-point-where-we-are-going-too-far/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 18:51:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258337 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/we-may-have-reached-the-point-where-we-are-going-too-far/feed/ 0 On the afternoon of January 26, 1971, Robert McCleave, the Progressive Conservative MP for...