Posts Tagged ‘deficit’

What to expect when you’re expecting a budget

The Canadian Press says the Harper government will cut $7 billion from discretionary spending….

by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Know your spin

The Harper government would prefer you not think of Thursday’s budget in terms of…

by Aaron Wherry - Monday, March 26, 2012
Is now a good time?

Stephen Gordon projects the sort of job cuts the public service might be facing….

by Aaron Wherry - Monday, January 30, 2012
Looking the wrong way

Alex Himelfarb attempts to put austerity in perspective.
Today’s austerity, however, is not primarily…

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Paying the bills (II)

The CBC reports the government will cut deeper into departmental budgets than previously planned….

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Paying the bills

Scott Clark and Peter DeVries consider the Harper government’s health funding proposal.
The decision…

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, January 10, 2012
In conversation: Mark Carney

On Europe’s crisis, ﬁghting inﬂation, and his new job heading the financial stability board

by Andrew Coyne - Monday, December 5, 2011
These days, no news is good. Period.

Paul Wells on how everywhere the news is the same: bad

by Paul Wells - Friday, November 25, 2011
Is the ‘Estonian miracle’ just smart management?

In a time of crisis, the country has been praised as ‘a model EU nation’

by Richard Warnica - Tuesday, November 15, 2011
The crunch approaches

Government spending has increased and the future looks expensive.
In figures for government budgeting…

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Mark Carney: the Canadian hired to save the world

FROM THE MACLEAN’S ARCHIVES: a 2011 profile, Chuck Norris’ jokes with Carney’s name, and the governor’s anxiety levels in a graph

by John Geddes - Monday, November 14, 2011
Mark Carney: A central banker for a volatile age

Carney understands that policy isn’t just about making new rules

by Andrew Coyne - Monday, November 14, 2011
‘Prudent planning’

Scott Clark and Peter DeVries find the Finance Minister’s budget update to be “lacking…

by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, November 10, 2011
Why so shy, Jim?

The New Democrats and Liberals are unhappy with Jim Flaherty’s decision to deliver the…

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Resolutely flexible

The prepared text of the Finance Minister’s remarks is here.
Countries, just like individuals,…

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, November 8, 2011
‘Increasing the adjustment for risk’

The Harper government delays balancing the books. Again.

by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, November 8, 2011
An opportunity to show real leadership

Scott Clark and Peter DeVries lay out what the Harper government should do with…

by Aaron Wherry - Friday, November 4, 2011
Why Ontario is poised to become Canada’s Greece

Under McGuinty’s watch, Ontario’s debt has almost doubled to $230 billion

by the editors - Monday, October 17, 2011
Stephen Harper lectures the world

The Prime Minister calls on Europe and the G20 to get their respective and…

by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, October 13, 2011
The quiet cuts

The Defence Department is planning to cut 250 jobs. Treasury Board will eliminate 84…

by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, October 13, 2011