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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:46:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/the-lingering-mystery-of-the-pbo-selection-committee/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/the-lingering-mystery-of-the-pbo-selection-committee/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:09:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393994 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/12/the-lingering-mystery-of-the-pbo-selection-committee/feed/ 0 Parliamentary librarian has submitted shortlist to government http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/kevin-page-the-process-should-start-over/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/kevin-page-the-process-should-start-over/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:45:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=393867 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/11/kevin-page-the-process-should-start-over/feed/ 0 Government staffer reportedly on PBO selection committee http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/the-pbo-is-unable-to-conduct-an-assessment-of-the-fiscal-risk-and-long-term-sustainability-of-budget-2012-savings-measures/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/the-pbo-is-unable-to-conduct-an-assessment-of-the-fiscal-risk-and-long-term-sustainability-of-budget-2012-savings-measures/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:11:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=392314 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/06/the-pbo-is-unable-to-conduct-an-assessment-of-the-fiscal-risk-and-long-term-sustainability-of-budget-2012-savings-measures/feed/ 0 The Parliamentary Budget Officer reports back http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/accountability-act-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/accountability-act-ii/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:40:23 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=391578 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/accountability-act-ii/feed/ 0 Dinner receipts and per diems, but how about larger matters of governance? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/31/the-worst-month-in-the-history-of-canadian-politics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/31/the-worst-month-in-the-history-of-canadian-politics/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 19:25:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=389585 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/31/the-worst-month-in-the-history-of-canadian-politics/feed/ 0 Rob Ford, Nigel Wright, Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin, electoral fraud, patronage, robocalls... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/30/macleans-exclusive-the-pbo-is-still-not-getting-all-the-information-it-wants/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/30/macleans-exclusive-the-pbo-is-still-not-getting-all-the-information-it-wants/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 16:45:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=389869 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/30/macleans-exclusive-the-pbo-is-still-not-getting-all-the-information-it-wants/feed/ 0 'Very few have provided all of the requested data and information' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/making-it-a-crime-to-obstruct-the-parliamentary-budget-officer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/making-it-a-crime-to-obstruct-the-parliamentary-budget-officer/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 12:38:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381982 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/making-it-a-crime-to-obstruct-the-parliamentary-budget-officer/feed/ 0 Bruce Hyer tables a proposal in the House http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/the-3-1-billion-question/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/the-3-1-billion-question/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 15:26:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379778 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/the-3-1-billion-question/feed/ 0 Can the Harper government say where that money went? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/fewer-jobs-less-growth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/fewer-jobs-less-growth/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:22:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378309 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/fewer-jobs-less-growth/feed/ 0 What budget cuts mean for the economy http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/budget-watchdog-says-federal-government-cost-cutting-will-eliminate-14000-jobs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/budget-watchdog-says-federal-government-cost-cutting-will-eliminate-14000-jobs/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:58:14 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378257 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/budget-watchdog-says-federal-government-cost-cutting-will-eliminate-14000-jobs/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The federal government’s most recent “jobs and growth” budget will wind up... 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/2013/04/06/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/2013/03/22/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/more-spending-to-combat-less-crime-the-pbos-report-should-clarify-the-law-and-order-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/more-spending-to-combat-less-crime-the-pbos-report-should-clarify-the-law-and-order-debate/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:30:35 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362496 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/more-spending-to-combat-less-crime-the-pbos-report-should-clarify-the-law-and-order-debate/feed/ 0 Why Kevin Page's report won't clarify the law-and-order debate 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/2013/03/08/the-pbos-job-description/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/the-pbos-job-description/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:19:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358578 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/the-pbos-job-description/feed/ 0 Is the PBO supposed to be a discreet consensus-builder? 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/2013/02/28/the-pbo-and-the-ships/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/the-pbo-and-the-ships/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:43:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355374 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/the-pbo-and-the-ships/feed/ 0 More questions about another procurement http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/thomas-mulcairs-proposal-to-strengthen-the-parliamentary-budget-officer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/thomas-mulcairs-proposal-to-strengthen-the-parliamentary-budget-officer/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:07:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354813 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/thomas-mulcairs-proposal-to-strengthen-the-parliamentary-budget-officer/feed/ 0 The NDP leader tables his private member's bill 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/selecting-the-next-pbo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/selecting-the-next-pbo/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:31:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=346467 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/04/selecting-the-next-pbo/feed/ 0 I asked the Library of Parliament if there’d be any further progress, since the... 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/the-commons-idle-no-more-and-the-complaints-of-before/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/the-commons-idle-no-more-and-the-complaints-of-before/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:21:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=343669 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/the-commons-idle-no-more-and-the-complaints-of-before/feed/ 0 Maybe something has changed, but it's still hard to explain the F-35 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