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Sat, 18 May 2013 23:28:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/whats-the-answer-to-the-missing-3-1-billion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/whats-the-answer-to-the-missing-3-1-billion/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 14:51:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383908 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/whats-the-answer-to-the-missing-3-1-billion/feed/ 0 Either way, it's time to reform the estimates process http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/the-commons-it-is-the-ndps-fault-tony-clement-doesnt-know-where-that-3-billion-went/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/the-commons-it-is-the-ndps-fault-tony-clement-doesnt-know-where-that-3-billion-went/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 03:09:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380987 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/the-commons-it-is-the-ndps-fault-tony-clement-doesnt-know-where-that-3-billion-went/feed/ 0 The Commons: The search for the $3.1 billion continues 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/2013/03/18/exit-interview-with-parliamentary-budget-officer-kevin-page/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/exit-interview-with-parliamentary-budget-officer-kevin-page/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:05:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361100 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/exit-interview-with-parliamentary-budget-officer-kevin-page/feed/ 0 The PBO talks about his tenure and his hopes and fears for the office http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-a-budget-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-a-budget-2/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:25:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=360503 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/14/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-a-budget-2/feed/ 0 A quick guide to everything you need to read over the next week http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/parliament-has-lost-control-of-the-estimate-process/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/parliament-has-lost-control-of-the-estimate-process/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:56:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357457 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/parliament-has-lost-control-of-the-estimate-process/feed/ 0 The complaints of a young Reform MP http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/the-commons-stephen-harper-sees-partisan-people/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/the-commons-stephen-harper-sees-partisan-people/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:20:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357132 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/the-commons-stephen-harper-sees-partisan-people/feed/ 0 Always keep an eye out for Liberal sympathizers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/he-fact-is-no-one-in-parliament-can-tell-canadians-what-the-government-is-planning-to-spend/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/he-fact-is-no-one-in-parliament-can-tell-canadians-what-the-government-is-planning-to-spend/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:12:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356992 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/he-fact-is-no-one-in-parliament-can-tell-canadians-what-the-government-is-planning-to-spend/feed/ 0 The budget process is a mess http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/do-you-know-how-your-federal-government-is-spending-your-money/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/do-you-know-how-your-federal-government-is-spending-your-money/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:00:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354119 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/do-you-know-how-your-federal-government-is-spending-your-money/feed/ 0 The short answer is no http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/kevin-page-might-well-be-the-best-friend-the-canadian-taxpayer-has/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/kevin-page-might-well-be-the-best-friend-the-canadian-taxpayer-has/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:45:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353270 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/kevin-page-might-well-be-the-best-friend-the-canadian-taxpayer-has/feed/ 0 Pat Martin speaks to a conference of budget officers http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/tony-clements-response/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/tony-clements-response/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:01:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305671 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/tony-clements-response/feed/ 0 Tony Clement’s director of communications lamented last night that this post did not recognize... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/20/great-work-but-never-mind/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/20/great-work-but-never-mind/#comments Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:41:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305484 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/20/great-work-but-never-mind/feed/ 0 In June, Tony Clement commended the government operations committee on its study of estimates... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/parliament-cant-do-its-job/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/parliament-cant-do-its-job/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:04:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274664 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/parliament-cant-do-its-job/feed/ 0 Dean Beeby revisits the government operations committee’s report on Parliament’s ability to scrutinize government... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/25/we-are-doing-our-job/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/25/we-are-doing-our-job/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:45:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270511 Tom Clark:... Your term runs until March]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/25/we-are-doing-our-job/feed/ 0 Kevin Page talks to the West Block. Tom Clark:... Your term runs until March http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/restoring-parliaments-most-important-function/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/restoring-parliaments-most-important-function/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:31:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252423 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/13/restoring-parliaments-most-important-function/feed/ 0 John McCallum lays out four ideas for fixing the way Parliament reviews and approves... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/guesstimates/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/guesstimates/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:14:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228639 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/06/guesstimates/feed/ 2 MPs on all sides admit Parliament is failing at one of its primary tasks.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/the-quiet-cuts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/the-quiet-cuts/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:03:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197242 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/the-quiet-cuts/feed/ 33 The hunt for the government's mysterious spending cuts continues