Joe Oliver, the Budget, and the Election

Canada was never supposed to run a budget deficit. Those words weren’t even in our vocabulary. But before we knew it, we were borrowing money to advertise our economic prowess. It’s funny how much can change in...

Oliver Delivers Fall Economic Update, at $800 a table

At the Canadian Club of Toronto meeting last week, Finance Minister Joe Oliver delivered the fall fiscal economic update, where the number 800 began to garner headlines. No, $800 won’t go to Canadian taxpayers ...

Remembering Jim Flaherty

It was another week of pointless yelling, political manoeuvring, finger pointing, rhetoric spewing in Canadian politics. Business as usual. Then yesterday, the turmoil in Ottawa came to an abrupt halt. Jim F...