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Thu, 23 May 2013 15:17:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/a-chance-to-improve-the-parliamentary-budget-officer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/a-chance-to-improve-the-parliamentary-budget-officer/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:45:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378225 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/a-chance-to-improve-the-parliamentary-budget-officer/feed/ 0 The House debates Thomas Mulcair's proposal http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/stephen-harper-vs-kevin-page/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/stephen-harper-vs-kevin-page/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:37:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377127 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/stephen-harper-vs-kevin-page/feed/ 0 And now the parliamentary librarian steps in http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/a-word-from-kevin-page/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/a-word-from-kevin-page/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:55:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376057 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/a-word-from-kevin-page/feed/ 0 The former PBO on the Federal Court ruling http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/enter-the-librarian/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/enter-the-librarian/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:41:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375759 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/enter-the-librarian/feed/ 0 The interim PBO requests disclosure from the government http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/the-federal-court-dismisses-kevin-pages-case/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/the-federal-court-dismisses-kevin-pages-case/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:43:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375340 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/22/the-federal-court-dismisses-kevin-pages-case/feed/ 0 Former PBO suffers setback http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/blunders-in-the-reinhart-rogoff-theory-and-canada-justifying-austerity-just-got-harder/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/blunders-in-the-reinhart-rogoff-theory-and-canada-justifying-austerity-just-got-harder/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:17:10 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373287 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/blunders-in-the-reinhart-rogoff-theory-and-canada-justifying-austerity-just-got-harder/feed/ 0 Blunders in the Reinhart-Rogoff theory http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/06/kevin-page-carries-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/06/kevin-page-carries-on/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:35:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=368810 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/06/kevin-page-carries-on/feed/ 0 The former parliamentary budget officer speaks http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/i-was-your-parliamentary-budget-officer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/i-was-your-parliamentary-budget-officer/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:37:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=366678 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/i-was-your-parliamentary-budget-officer/feed/ 0 Kevin Page explains himself 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/2013/03/22/the-end-of-the-kevin-page-era/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/the-end-of-the-kevin-page-era/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:33:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364099 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/the-end-of-the-kevin-page-era/feed/ 0 So what happens now? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/the-pbo-tallies-the-cost-of-crime-policy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/the-pbo-tallies-the-cost-of-crime-policy/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:55:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362376 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/the-pbo-tallies-the-cost-of-crime-policy/feed/ 0 Spending is on the rise and the provinces are carrying the cost http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/federal-provincial-justice-price-tag-climbed-as-crime-rate-fell-pbo-report/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/federal-provincial-justice-price-tag-climbed-as-crime-rate-fell-pbo-report/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:47:43 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362373 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/federal-provincial-justice-price-tag-climbed-as-crime-rate-fell-pbo-report/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – A new report says per capita spending on criminal justice — including... 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/2013/03/11/kevin-page-and-the-search-for-his-successor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/kevin-page-and-the-search-for-his-successor/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:59:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359020 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/kevin-page-and-the-search-for-his-successor/feed/ 0 The PBO sounds the alarm http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/out-like-a-lion-5-exit-interview-quotes-from-parliamentary-budget-officer-kevin-page/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/out-like-a-lion-5-exit-interview-quotes-from-parliamentary-budget-officer-kevin-page/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:43:46 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358985 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/out-like-a-lion-5-exit-interview-quotes-from-parliamentary-budget-officer-kevin-page/feed/ 0 PBO Kevin Page is not going out quietly http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/who-is-helping-to-select-the-next-pbo-and-how-did-we-get-an-interim-pbo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/who-is-helping-to-select-the-next-pbo-and-how-did-we-get-an-interim-pbo/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:32:16 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358267 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/who-is-helping-to-select-the-next-pbo-and-how-did-we-get-an-interim-pbo/feed/ 0 More questions about the parliamentary budget officer http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/an-exciting-new-job-opportunity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/an-exciting-new-job-opportunity/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:08:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357973 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/07/an-exciting-new-job-opportunity/feed/ 0 An exciting new job opportunity http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/the-commons-kicking-the-senate-around-and-kevin-page-as-lord-voldemort/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/the-commons-kicking-the-senate-around-and-kevin-page-as-lord-voldemort/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:34:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356752 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/the-commons-kicking-the-senate-around-and-kevin-page-as-lord-voldemort/feed/ 0 The NDP attacks the Senate, the Senate questions the PBO 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/2013/02/24/toward-a-stronger-parliamentary-budget-officer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/24/toward-a-stronger-parliamentary-budget-officer/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:42:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353704 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/24/toward-a-stronger-parliamentary-budget-officer/feed/ 0 Thomas Mulcair to table legislation this week 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/2013/02/08/does-anyone-want-to-be-the-next-pbo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/does-anyone-want-to-be-the-next-pbo/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:04:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348662 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/does-anyone-want-to-be-the-next-pbo/feed/ 0 Searching to fill the most fraught job in Ottawa http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/the-pbo-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/the-pbo-debate/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:37:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348541 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/the-pbo-debate/feed/ 0 The House considers the future of the budget officer http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/brent-rathgeber-on-knowing-his-role-and-the-pbo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/brent-rathgeber-on-knowing-his-role-and-the-pbo/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:33:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347770 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/brent-rathgeber-on-knowing-his-role-and-the-pbo/feed/ 0 A backbencher who knows what he is here to do http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/the-house-considers-the-future-of-the-pbo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/the-house-considers-the-future-of-the-pbo/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:00:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347585 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/07/the-house-considers-the-future-of-the-pbo/feed/ 0 Should Kevin Page's term be extended? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/he-had-no-idea-what-he-was-getting-into/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/he-had-no-idea-what-he-was-getting-into/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:06:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346742 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/he-had-no-idea-what-he-was-getting-into/feed/ 0 Praise for the PBO, but concern for the future http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/the-wrong-way-and-the-right-way-to-improve-the-pbo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/the-wrong-way-and-the-right-way-to-improve-the-pbo/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:00:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346598 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/the-wrong-way-and-the-right-way-to-improve-the-pbo/feed/ 0 What do we need from a Parliamentary Budget Office? More http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/extending-the-kevin-page-era/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/extending-the-kevin-page-era/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:17:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346395 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/extending-the-kevin-page-era/feed/ 0 Tomorrow morning the finance committee will consider a motion tabled by the NDP’s Peggy... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/kevin-page-and-the-afghanistan-audit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/kevin-page-and-the-afghanistan-audit/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:31:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345646 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/kevin-page-and-the-afghanistan-audit/feed/ 0 How the PBO came to release a report in the middle of an election http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/what-the-pbos-mandate-actually-says/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/what-the-pbos-mandate-actually-says/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:13:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=343114 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/what-the-pbos-mandate-actually-says/feed/ 0 A refresher, kindly brought to you by Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/the-meaning-of-kevin-page/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/the-meaning-of-kevin-page/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:00:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=345227 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/the-meaning-of-kevin-page/feed/ 0 Philip Cross argues that Kevin Page’s term was bad for the institution of a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/parliamentary-budget-officer-offers-up-three-contenders-to-replace-him/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/parliamentary-budget-officer-offers-up-three-contenders-to-replace-him/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:09:20 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=343388 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/parliamentary-budget-officer-offers-up-three-contenders-to-replace-him/feed/ 0 Outgoing parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page says there are three contenders in the running... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/jim-flaherty-wants-a-sounding-board/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/jim-flaherty-wants-a-sounding-board/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:00:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=343209 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/jim-flaherty-wants-a-sounding-board/feed/ 0 The Finance Minister seeks a different kind of PBO http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/front-line-vs-back-office/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/front-line-vs-back-office/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:24:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341701 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/front-line-vs-back-office/feed/ 0 A day after releasing a report that concurred with the government’s long-term projections, the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/the-pbo-cliff/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/the-pbo-cliff/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:12:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340631 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/the-pbo-cliff/feed/ 0 Kevin Pages frames the decision about his successor. His admirers — and they span... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/dan-ross-on-the-f-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/dan-ross-on-the-f-35/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:20:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340053 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/dan-ross-on-the-f-35/feed/ 0 Dan Ross, the former assistant deputy minister of defence materiel, tells Postmedia that the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/when-will-a-new-parliamentary-budget-officer-be-appointed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/when-will-a-new-parliamentary-budget-officer-be-appointed/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:01:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=339825 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/when-will-a-new-parliamentary-budget-officer-be-appointed/feed/ 0 How will the PM replace Kevin Page? Asking for the Opposition http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/belief-is-not-enough/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/belief-is-not-enough/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:22:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331033 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/21/belief-is-not-enough/feed/ 0 Kevin Page talks to Colin Horgan. We know that these are tough decisions. It’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/kevin-page-on-the-f-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/kevin-page-on-the-f-35/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:00:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329309 Tom Clark:... Let’s stick with the]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/kevin-page-on-the-f-35/feed/ 0 The Parliamentary Budget Officer considers the F-35 experience. Tom Clark:... Let’s stick with the http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/25-most-important-people-in-ottawa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/25-most-important-people-in-ottawa/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317426 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/25-most-important-people-in-ottawa/feed/ 0 The Maclean's 2012 power list http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/now-openly-scoffing-at-the-parliamentary-budget-officer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/now-openly-scoffing-at-the-parliamentary-budget-officer/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:34:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317478 Thomas Mulcair:... Mr. Speaker, Conservatives are withholding]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/now-openly-scoffing-at-the-parliamentary-budget-officer/feed/ 0 The opening exchange from this afternoon’s QP. Thomas Mulcair:... Mr. Speaker, Conservatives are withholding 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/2012/11/06/pbo-wont-issue-analysis-on-ottawas-finances-blames-government-secrecy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/pbo-wont-issue-analysis-on-ottawas-finances-blames-government-secrecy/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:54:44 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311810 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/pbo-wont-issue-analysis-on-ottawas-finances-blames-government-secrecy/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Canada’s budget watchdog will not issue a mid-year report on the Harper... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/the-commons-explaining-is-losing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/the-commons-explaining-is-losing/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:10:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305960 The Scene.... Of the Petronas decision, Thomas Mulcair stood and suggested Christian Paradis had]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/the-commons-explaining-is-losing/feed/ 0 The Scene.... Of the Petronas decision, Thomas Mulcair stood and suggested Christian Paradis had http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/a-progress-report-from-the-pbo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/a-progress-report-from-the-pbo/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:45:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=304077 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/17/a-progress-report-from-the-pbo/feed/ 0 The office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer has produced a chart to explain which...