http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Sat, 25 May 2013 10:55:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/the-quiet-cuts-36/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/the-quiet-cuts-36/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 17:04:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381206 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/the-quiet-cuts-36/feed/ 0 Job losses in the public service http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/a-quiet-cut/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/a-quiet-cut/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 16:09:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379831 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/a-quiet-cut/feed/ 0 Did hundreds of millions in CIDA funding just lapse? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/the-quiet-cuts-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/the-quiet-cuts-35/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:59:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372928 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/the-quiet-cuts-35/feed/ 0 The Health Council's funding is withdrawn http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/the-quiet-cuts-34/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/the-quiet-cuts-34/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:17:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372535 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/the-quiet-cuts-34/feed/ 0 Reductions at the Canada Revenue Agency, Passport Canada and Elections Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/the-quiet-cuts-33/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/the-quiet-cuts-33/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:01:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369249 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/the-quiet-cuts-33/feed/ 0 The access to information system grows less accessible http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/the-quiet-cuts-32/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/the-quiet-cuts-32/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:36:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365403 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/the-quiet-cuts-32/feed/ 0 We can't afford to officially oppose droughts anymore http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/the-quiet-cuts-31/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/the-quiet-cuts-31/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:19:04 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361561 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/the-quiet-cuts-31/feed/ 0 Scientific research at Environment Canada takes a hit http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/the-quiet-cuts-30/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/the-quiet-cuts-30/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:26:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354298 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/the-quiet-cuts-30/feed/ 0 More things that there isn't money for anymore 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/2012/10/29/the-quiet-cuts-28/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/the-quiet-cuts-28/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:59:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=308480 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/29/the-quiet-cuts-28/feed/ 0 Nearly a hundred employees at the National Research Council have received affected notices. “There’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/the-quiet-cuts-that-were-supposed-to-be-someone-elses-fault/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/the-quiet-cuts-that-were-supposed-to-be-someone-elses-fault/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:00:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=301281 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/the-quiet-cuts-that-were-supposed-to-be-someone-elses-fault/feed/ 0 The Canadian Press obtains the paper trail behind cuts to water-quality sampling in the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/you-never-call-you-never-write-except-when-you-do/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/you-never-call-you-never-write-except-when-you-do/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:00:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298431 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/you-never-call-you-never-write-except-when-you-do/feed/ 0 James Moore defends the coast guard cuts in British Columbia and tries to take... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/the-quiet-cuts-27/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/the-quiet-cuts-27/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:15:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295941 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/the-quiet-cuts-27/feed/ 0 Kevin Page restates his concerns. “The government is basically saying they could freeze operational... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/the-quiet-cuts-26/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/the-quiet-cuts-26/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:30:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294344 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/the-quiet-cuts-26/feed/ 0 The Canadian Press rounds up Conservative MPs who have been dealing with concerns about... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/the-quiet-cuts-24/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/the-quiet-cuts-24/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:43:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292551 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/the-quiet-cuts-24/feed/ 0 Julian Fantino tries to parse CIDA’s budget. “In actual fact, the CIDA budget has... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/24/the-quiet-cuts-23/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/24/the-quiet-cuts-23/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:18:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=285977 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/24/the-quiet-cuts-23/feed/ 0 Postmedia tallies nearly 3,000 cancelled environmental assessments. Out of 2,970 project reviews that were... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/the-quiet-cuts-22/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/the-quiet-cuts-22/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:00:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=285332 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/the-quiet-cuts-22/feed/ 0 Changes to the Environmental Assessment Act mean nearly 500 fewer assessments in British Columbia.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/30/the-quiet-cuts-21/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/30/the-quiet-cuts-21/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:50:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=278425 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/30/the-quiet-cuts-21/feed/ 0 The Harper government will privatize the federal Fire Protection Program. Members of the Human... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/the-quiet-cuts-20/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/the-quiet-cuts-20/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:48:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273870 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/the-quiet-cuts-20/feed/ 0 The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society says parks are under threat. Federal budget cuts... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/the-quiet-cuts-19/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/the-quiet-cuts-19/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:39:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271757 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/the-quiet-cuts-19/feed/ 0 The Star finds funding slashed for youth justice programs. The Conservative government has slashed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/the-quiet-cuts-18/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/the-quiet-cuts-18/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:31:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271233 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/28/the-quiet-cuts-18/feed/ 0 Statistics Canada has released a list of the programs and surveys that will be... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/the-quiet-cuts-17/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/the-quiet-cuts-17/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:35:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270965 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/the-quiet-cuts-17/feed/ 0 VIA Rail will layoff approximately nine percent of its workforce and reduce service. Trip... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/the-quiet-cuts-16/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/the-quiet-cuts-16/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:45:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270876 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/27/the-quiet-cuts-16/feed/ 0 Federal funding for emergency preparedness teams will be cut. A federal government cut is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/19/james-lunney-and-the-coast-guard/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/19/james-lunney-and-the-coast-guard/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:47:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=268800 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/19/james-lunney-and-the-coast-guard/feed/ 0 The Conservative MP for Nanaimo-Alberni is unimpressed with planned cuts to the coast guard... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/the-quiet-cuts-14/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/the-quiet-cuts-14/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 12:00:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260380 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/the-quiet-cuts-14/feed/ 0 Scientists are upset that the Experimental Lakes Area program will be cut. The benefits... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/the-quiet-cuts-13/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/the-quiet-cuts-13/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 16:51:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256778 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/the-quiet-cuts-13/feed/ 0 Parks Canada will cut jobs and privatize some operations. Librarians will lose their jobs.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/the-quiet-cuts-12/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/the-quiet-cuts-12/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:56:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255929 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/the-quiet-cuts-12/feed/ 0 The Federal Tobacco Control Strategy is being cut, trade consulates will be closed, a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/the-quiet-cuts-11/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/the-quiet-cuts-11/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:33:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253572 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/the-quiet-cuts-11/feed/ 0 Mike De Souza tallies the cuts at Environment Canada. About $4 million in funding... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/the-quiet-cuts-10/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/the-quiet-cuts-10/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:07:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234041 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/16/the-quiet-cuts-10/feed/ 0 Last week, Environment Canada declared 60 scientists and researchers to be surplus. Meanwhile, the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/the-quiet-cuts-9/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/the-quiet-cuts-9/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:43:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221212 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/the-quiet-cuts-9/feed/ 9 The government is eliminating 42 jobs with the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. The Department... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-quiet-cuts-8/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-quiet-cuts-8/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:35:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220317 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/14/the-quiet-cuts-8/feed/ 18 Veterans Affairs is planning to trim its budget by $226 million. Environment Canada has... 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/2011/09/15/the-quiet-cuts-6/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/the-quiet-cuts-6/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:53:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=215622 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/the-quiet-cuts-6/feed/ 18 Among various cuts at Environment Canada, the government is apparently about to eliminate an... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/04/the-quiet-cuts-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/04/the-quiet-cuts-5/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:00:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207592 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/04/the-quiet-cuts-5/feed/ 17 Environment Canada is due to shed somewhere between 300 and 700 jobs. He said... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/28/the-quiet-cuts-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/28/the-quiet-cuts-4/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:39:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199244 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/28/the-quiet-cuts-4/feed/ 3 Bill Curry finds more than two dozen jobs eliminated at Industry Canada. But the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/20/the-quiet-cuts-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/20/the-quiet-cuts-3/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:54:34 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198450 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/20/the-quiet-cuts-3/feed/ 11 Bill Curry reports on cuts at Public Works. Public Works managers informed their employees... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/16/the-quiet-cuts-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/16/the-quiet-cuts-2/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:23:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197638 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/16/the-quiet-cuts-2/feed/ 9 Chris Cobb finds a 20% cut to the budget of the National Research Council.... 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