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Competence should be the business of government in Canada
The Editorial Board
book review
New Bill Morneau book offers insider’s account of first five years of Trudeau government
Bill Morneau, who served as Minister of Finance, pictured on January 7, 2023, ten days before the release of his new book, Where to from Here: A Path to Canadian Prosperity. Credit: Kellyann Petry for The Globe and Mail
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Great Reads: Obesity myths; Morneau on economy; Djokovic’s revenge
report on business
Canadian businesses are losing ground, Bill Morneau says in new book
Bill Morneau, who served as Minister of Finance, pictured on January 7, 2023, ten days before the release of his new book, Where to from Here: A Path to Canadian Prosperity. Credit: Kellyann Petry for The Globe and Mail
politics
Bill Morneau memoir will be tough on Trudeau, says ghostwriter
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Minister of Finance Bill Morneau looks at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a press conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
analysis
Tax & Spend: It’s time to stop talking about productivity
Patrick Brethour
opinion
Bill Morneau’s complaints speak for economic pragmatists that Justin Trudeau’s politics have left behind
Campbell Clark
politics
Trudeau defends economic agenda after strong critique from former finance minister Bill Morneau
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Minister of Finance Bill Morneau attends a news conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
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Former finance minister Bill Morneau criticizes Liberals’ economic policies in first public speech since leaving political life
Canada's Minister of Finance Bill Morneau attends a news conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable
politics
Former central bank governor to play prominent role at Liberal convention
FILE PHOTO: Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England (BOE) attends a news conference at Bank Of England in London, Britain March 11, 2020. Peter Summers/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
politics
Liberals block senior staff from testifying on WE controversy
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Pablo Rodriguez responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on December 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
report on business
‘Are we going to be able to pull this off?’: How the Bank of Canada doused a financial fire last spring
politics
Politics led to WE Charity’s fall, Kielburgers say
Marc Kielburger, screen left, and Craig Kielburger, screen right, appear as witnesses via videoconference during a House of Commons finance committee in the Wellington Building in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. The committee is looking into Government Spending, WE Charity and the Canada Student Service Grant. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
politics
Kielburgers’ appearance at ethics committee in doubt as WE Charity raises new concerns
Marc Kielburger, screen left, and Craig Kielburger, screen right, appear as witnesses via video conference during a House of Commons finance committee in the Wellington Building in Ottawa on July 28, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
politics
Kielburgers say they will only testify at ethics committee with lawyer
Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger, co-founders of the WE movement
opinion
Cash-for-access was fading from Canadian politics. Now it’s making a comeback
The Editorial Board
politics
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul to run in Toronto Centre, setting stage for rematch
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, on Nov. 16, 2020.
canada
Bill Morneau drops OECD secretary-general bid
Minister of Finance Bill Morneau announces his resignation during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. Canada's election watchdog says former finance minister Bill Morneau broke the law when he promoted Liberal candidates at events he attended while in charge of the finance portfolio. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
report on business
2008’s financial crisis was a global disaster. When COVID-19 hit, its lessons were Canada’s saving grace
Superintendent of Financial Institutions Jeremy Rudin, left to right, Minister of Finance Bill Morneau and Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz take part in a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Friday, March 13, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
politics
Federal wage-subsidy program may cost more this year than planned, budget watchdog says
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux in Ottawa, on March 10, 2020.
opinion
Overcompensation is a major flaw in Canada’s pandemic response
John Lester
tax and spend
‘Fiscal guardrails’ shrouded in fog as net federal debt to pass $1-trillion mark
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland during a news conference in Ottawa, on Nov. 30, 2020.
politics
Deficit on the rise as Liberals plan sector-specific support in fall update
Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland answers a question during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Oct. 29, 2020.
politics
Federal government spends $5-million on outside consultants for LEEFF emergency loan program
Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau (left) and Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Bains arrive for a news conference in Toronto on April 1, 2020.
politics
Liberals will deliver fall fiscal update on Nov. 30, says Freeland
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons Monday November 23, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
politics
NDP raises more questions about Morneau, WE Charity in letter to ethics watchdog
politics
Former finance minister Bill Morneau takes fellowship at Yale University
Finance Minister Bill Morneau speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Aug. 17, 2020.
politics
Ethics Commissioner clears Bill Morneau for his travel with WE Charity
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Minister of Finance Bill Morneau waits to do a television interview about the Economic and Fiscal Snapshot on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo
opinion
Chrystia Freeland is justifying crisis spending again, not talking about economic recovery
Campbell Clark
politics
Fiscal targets will come, but emergency spending must stay for now, Freeland says
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland takes part in a news conference in Ottawa, on Oct. 20, 2020.
politics
Liberals survive stiff challenges in two Toronto byelections
Marci Ien holds a media availability with her daughter Blaize Exeter by her side after winning the Federal byelection in Toronto Centre on Oct. 26, 2020.
politics
Liberals want special committee to study all pandemic spending, not just WE controversy
Marc Kielburger, screen left, and Craig Kielburger, screen right, appear as witnesses via videoconference during a House of Commons finance committee in the Wellington Building in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. The committee is looking into Government Spending, WE Charity and the Canada Student Service Grant. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Finance Department says federal deficit hit $148.6 billion through July
Finance Department says federal deficit hit $148.6 billion through July
opinion
What will stop Ottawa’s debt binge?
William Robson