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Tue, 21 May 2013 10:13:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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/2013/03/21/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/2013/01/25/public-deficit-between-shining-federal-figures-and-bitumen-bubbles/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/public-deficit-between-shining-federal-figures-and-bitumen-bubbles/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:59:27 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=342153 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/public-deficit-between-shining-federal-figures-and-bitumen-bubbles/feed/ 0 Isn't it time to start counting all of our public debt? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/the-u-s-debt-ceiling-what-just-happened-and-whats-up-next/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/the-u-s-debt-ceiling-what-just-happened-and-whats-up-next/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:51:30 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=339944 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/the-u-s-debt-ceiling-what-just-happened-and-whats-up-next/feed/ 0 Why the House Republicans' bill is not-so-great news http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/the-commons-give-or-take-a-dozen-billion-dollars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/the-commons-give-or-take-a-dozen-billion-dollars/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:52:05 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320741 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/the-commons-give-or-take-a-dozen-billion-dollars/feed/ 0 Debating numbers big and small http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/the-commons-tony-clement-does-his-maxime-bernier-impression/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/the-commons-tony-clement-does-his-maxime-bernier-impression/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:36:27 +0000 Sue Allan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316433 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/the-commons-tony-clement-does-his-maxime-bernier-impression/feed/ 0 Aaron Wherry makes sense of QP's numbers http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/16/budget-projections-are-no-longer-worth-worrying-about/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/16/budget-projections-are-no-longer-worth-worrying-about/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:36:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=315853 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/16/budget-projections-are-no-longer-worth-worrying-about/feed/ 0 Whatever Tuesday’s economic update said, the Prime Minister says he still expects the budget... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/a-federal-deficit-but-a-golden-age-for-snowmobile-grooming-machines/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/a-federal-deficit-but-a-golden-age-for-snowmobile-grooming-machines/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:09:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314630 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/a-federal-deficit-but-a-golden-age-for-snowmobile-grooming-machines/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon reviews yesterday’s economic update. The structural deficit introduced by the GST cut... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/jim-flaherty-vs-the-deficit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/jim-flaherty-vs-the-deficit/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:38:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314359 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/jim-flaherty-vs-the-deficit/feed/ 0 The New Democrats and Liberals are unimpressed with the Finance Minister’s economic update. And... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/in-the-medium-term/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/in-the-medium-term/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:24:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314281 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/13/in-the-medium-term/feed/ 0 The prepared text of Jim Flaherty’s speech in Fredericton is here. The economic update... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/07/how-the-deficit-is-being-eliminated/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/07/how-the-deficit-is-being-eliminated/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:18:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312362 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/07/how-the-deficit-is-being-eliminated/feed/ 0 The Parliamentary Budget Officer hasn’t received enough information to do a full analysis, but... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/its-structural/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/its-structural/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:45:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=301738 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/its-structural/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon notes that the finance department considers the federal deficit to be structural.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/the-commons-canadians-deserve-better/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/the-commons-canadians-deserve-better/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:33:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294911 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/the-commons-canadians-deserve-better/feed/ 0 These are complex issues. Perhaps at some point they will be discussed as such. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/stephen-harper-on-libya-iran-the-arab-spring-the-economy-and-the-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/stephen-harper-on-libya-iran-the-arab-spring-the-economy-and-the-budget/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:00:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=293549 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/stephen-harper-on-libya-iran-the-arab-spring-the-economy-and-the-budget/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister talks to a certain news channel.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/11/checking-jim-flahertys-math/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/11/checking-jim-flahertys-math/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:32:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251609 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/11/checking-jim-flahertys-math/feed/ 0 Scott Clark and Peter DeVries pan the budget. Budget 2012 reflects how this government... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/flaherty-tables-a-cautious-budget-casts-ahead-to-next-steps/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/flaherty-tables-a-cautious-budget-casts-ahead-to-next-steps/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:20:47 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249522 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/flaherty-tables-a-cautious-budget-casts-ahead-to-next-steps/feed/ 0 Back in 2006, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty began his first budget speech by reflecting... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/how-we-got-here-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/how-we-got-here-2/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:41:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249396 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/how-we-got-here-2/feed/ 0 Mike McNair, a former advisor to Stephane Dion and Michael Ignatieff, blames Conservative tax... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/better-know-your-government-finances/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/better-know-your-government-finances/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:18:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249322 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/better-know-your-government-finances/feed/ 0 The Macleans.ca team has put together a special budget page with interactive charts on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/budget-day-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/budget-day-2/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:30:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249102 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/budget-day-2/feed/ 0 Yesterday, the Canadian Press pegged the cuts at $7 billion. Last night, the CBC... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-a-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-a-budget/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:49:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248788 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-a-budget/feed/ 0 The Canadian Press says the Harper government will cut $7 billion from discretionary spending.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/26/know-your-spin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/26/know-your-spin/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:58:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248392 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/26/know-your-spin/feed/ 0 The Harper government would prefer you not think of Thursday’s budget in terms of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/is-now-a-good-time/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/is-now-a-good-time/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:43:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236586 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/is-now-a-good-time/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon projects the sort of job cuts the public service might be facing.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/looking-the-wrong-way/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/looking-the-wrong-way/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:48:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234170 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/looking-the-wrong-way/feed/ 0 Alex Himelfarb attempts to put austerity in perspective. Today’s austerity, however, is not primarily... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/paying-the-bills-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/paying-the-bills-ii/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:30:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232737 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/paying-the-bills-ii/feed/ 0 The CBC reports the government will cut deeper into departmental budgets than previously planned.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/paying-the-bills-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/paying-the-bills-2/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:34:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232646 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/paying-the-bills-2/feed/ 0 Scott Clark and Peter DeVries consider the Harper government’s health funding proposal. The decision... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/on-europe%e2%80%99s-crisis-%ef%ac%81ghting-in%ef%ac%82ation-and-his-new-job-heading-the-financial-stability-board/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/on-europe%e2%80%99s-crisis-%ef%ac%81ghting-in%ef%ac%82ation-and-his-new-job-heading-the-financial-stability-board/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:10:01 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/on-europe%e2%80%99s-crisis-%ef%ac%81ghting-in%ef%ac%82ation-and-his-new-job-heading-the-financial-stability-board/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/05/on-europe%e2%80%99s-crisis-%ef%ac%81ghting-in%ef%ac%82ation-and-his-new-job-heading-the-financial-stability-board/feed/ 2 On Europe’s crisis, fighting inflation, and his new job heading the financial stability board http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/these-days-no-news-is-good-period/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/these-days-no-news-is-good-period/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:30:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/01/these-days-no-news-is-good-period/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/these-days-no-news-is-good-period/feed/ 14 Paul Wells on how everywhere the news is the same: bad http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/15/miracle%e2%80%94or-just-smart-management/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/15/miracle%e2%80%94or-just-smart-management/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:20:01 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/miracle%e2%80%94or-just-smart-management/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/15/miracle%e2%80%94or-just-smart-management/feed/ 7 In a time of crisis, the country has been praised as ‘a model EU nation’ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/15/the-crunch-approaches/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/15/the-crunch-approaches/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:00:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225256 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/15/the-crunch-approaches/feed/ 3 Government spending has increased and the future looks expensive. In figures for government budgeting... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/the-canadian-hired-to-save-the-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/the-canadian-hired-to-save-the-world/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:40:01 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/the-canadian-hired-to-save-the-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/the-canadian-hired-to-save-the-world/feed/ 3 FROM THE MACLEAN'S ARCHIVES: a 2011 profile, Chuck Norris' jokes with Carney's name, and the governor's anxiety levels in a graph http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/a-central-banker-for-a-volatile-age/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/a-central-banker-for-a-volatile-age/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:40:01 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/a-central-banker-for-a-volatile-age/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/a-central-banker-for-a-volatile-age/feed/ 7 Carney understands that policy isn't just about making new rules http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/10/prudent-planning/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/10/prudent-planning/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:30:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224614 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/10/prudent-planning/feed/ 3 Scott Clark and Peter DeVries find the Finance Minister’s budget update to be “lacking... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/why-so-shy-jim/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/why-so-shy-jim/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:27:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224316 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/why-so-shy-jim/feed/ 47 The New Democrats and Liberals are unhappy with Jim Flaherty’s decision to deliver the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/resolutely-flexible/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/resolutely-flexible/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:50:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224292 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/resolutely-flexible/feed/ 5 The prepared text of the Finance Minister’s remarks is here. Countries, just like individuals,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/increasing-the-adjustment-for-risk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/increasing-the-adjustment-for-risk/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:13:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224270 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/08/increasing-the-adjustment-for-risk/feed/ 32 The Harper government delays balancing the books. Again. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/04/an-opportunity-to-show-real-leadership/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/04/an-opportunity-to-show-real-leadership/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:30:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=223821 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/04/an-opportunity-to-show-real-leadership/feed/ 3 Scott Clark and Peter DeVries lay out what the Harper government should do with... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/why-ontario-is-poised-to-become-canada%e2%80%99s-greece/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/why-ontario-is-poised-to-become-canada%e2%80%99s-greece/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:50:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/20/why-ontario-is-poised-to-become-canada%e2%80%99s-greece/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/why-ontario-is-poised-to-become-canada%e2%80%99s-greece/feed/ 100 Under McGuinty’s watch, Ontario’s debt has almost doubled to $230 billion http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/stephen-harper-lectures-the-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/stephen-harper-lectures-the-world/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:50:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220005 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/stephen-harper-lectures-the-world/feed/ 13 The Prime Minister calls on Europe and the G20 to get their respective and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/the-quiet-cuts-7/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/the-quiet-cuts-7/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:48:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219821 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/the-quiet-cuts-7/feed/ 4 The Defence Department is planning to cut 250 jobs. Treasury Board will eliminate 84... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/10/so-what-do-we-do-now-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/10/so-what-do-we-do-now-2/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:50:01 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/so-what-do-we-do-now-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/10/so-what-do-we-do-now-2/feed/ 2 Economic turmoil has the finance minister under pressure to take action http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/10/don%e2%80%99t-let-the-depression-get-you-down/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/10/don%e2%80%99t-let-the-depression-get-you-down/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:10:01 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/13/don%e2%80%99t-let-the-depression-get-you-down/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/10/don%e2%80%99t-let-the-depression-get-you-down/feed/ 3 Economic collapse is not all bad. It was exhausting trying to keep up with the Joneses. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/reality-will-bite-back-in-ontario/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/reality-will-bite-back-in-ontario/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:34:44 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219386 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/07/reality-will-bite-back-in-ontario/feed/ 8 With little to no financial wiggle room, Ontarians shouldn't hope for much from McGuinty http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/the-commons-say-everything/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/the-commons-say-everything/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:06:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217729 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/the-commons-say-everything/feed/ 64 With a sea of troubles lapping at our shores, the government opts to appease every possibility http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/can-canada-avoid-another-recession/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/can-canada-avoid-another-recession/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:42:06 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217734 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/can-canada-avoid-another-recession/feed/ 6 ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/it%e2%80%99s-time-for-the-truth-about-taxing-the-rich/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/it%e2%80%99s-time-for-the-truth-about-taxing-the-rich/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/it%e2%80%99s-time-for-the-truth-about-taxing-the-rich/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/26/it%e2%80%99s-time-for-the-truth-about-taxing-the-rich/feed/ 23 Leave pure envy out of the design of your tax code and you are faced with a couple of powerful, intractable principles