The leaves have fallen, the snow has blown, the flowers have blossomed and the heat waves are back. What better time to take a look back at the year-that-was at Queen’s Park as the legislature prepares to recess for yet another summer. Here are but a few points of reflection – in numbers – from [...]
Paul Rutherford of the QMI Agency had a great take on things when he wrote that it’s a good thing Canadians are laser-focused on the Olympics right now, or else they might have been more alarmed by the last comments from Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page. The budget boss laid out a frightening scenario [...]
Canada 2020 hosted a panel discussion this morning in Ottawa to discuss the upcoming budget and some of the pressing issues that must be considered as the Government prepares its economic plan. The panel was ‘A list’ with Canadian Council of Chief Executives President, John Manley (full disclosure, I had the honour of working for [...]
For those who have not seen it, Monte appeared on BNN with Brian Lee Crowley and Buzz Hargrove to discuss Canada’s rising debt as well as the Canadian Taxpayer Federation’s new National Debt Clock. Last week the clock showed our national debt passing $500,000,000,000 dollars. You can check out their site on Canada’s here. Check [...]
For some reason, it seemed to me like the announcement of Ontario’s record $24.7 billion deficit officially ushered in a new sobering reality about how we will have to deal with governments at all levels over the next 12-24 months, at the very least. Smart public affairs practitioners are already at work on this. How [...]
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