Sorted by Month: March 2010

The Liberals focused on issues preceding the upcoming G8 summit, maternal health, the Arctic Council, and Canada’s military involvement in Afghanistan post-2011. The Liberals also focused on issues surrounding Rights and Democracy. The Bloc focused on Quebec’s compensation for HST. The NDP focused on Employment Insurance premiums and corporate tax cuts.Read Post »

The Liberals focused on Canada’s role in Afghanistan after 2011 and the exclusion of Aboriginal Peoples at the Arctic Summit. The Bloc focused on compensation for Quebec regarding the HST. The NDP focused on changes to the Environmental Assessment Act.Read Post »

One of the economics bloggers I’m following posted this little gem I would like to share with my readers today.
He writes:
“Inquiring minds are interested in a comparison between the state of California and Ontario, a province of Canada. "Firefiend" Writes:
Hi Mish Love your blog. Read it on a daily basis. [...] Read Post »

The Liberals, the Bloc, and the NDP all focused on corporate tax cuts. The Bloc also focused on money owed to Quebec by the Government.Read Post »

Sunday, March 28, 2010 marked the final day of the federal Liberal’s Canada at 150 policy conference in Montreal. While it’s still early and many pundits are mulling over whether the weekend can be called a success for the Liberal Party, some poor Liberal staffer in Ottawa is likely going to have to right up a report on the positive and negative aspects of Canada at 150. Perhaps the following could help.Read Post »

Back in February 2010, the Bank of Canada “warned that the dollar’s persistent strength could act as a significant drag on growth and delay the return to the inflation target.”
Well, I guess not. The Canadian dollar is as high as it hasn’t been in a long time, and the Canadian economy is growing faster than [...] Read Post »

Depending on the day in Ottawa, after the morning meeting, I might have to either head over to the House of Commons for my once a week shift in the chamber, head to a cabinet meeting, go offsite to give a speech or stay put and receive presentations from stakeholders or briefings from the department. [...] Read Post »

Ah, the photo-op. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it makes sense why every politician worth their weight in gold knows how to make the most of a photo-op. The premise seems so simple, to create a situation which gets your face and message out into the media by way of a [...] Read Post »

All parties focused on the redacted documents related to the Afghan detainee issue. The Liberals also focused on funding for First Nations University.Read Post »