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Finance Minister Jim Flaherty

Betting on a recovery, with little room for bad newsComment166

Success of the Conservative stimulus plan may be a reasonable hope, but one fraught with risks 28/01/09 12:00 AM Comment166

Analysis

Harper spends big, but can he go back?Comment202 Lock

Now that the Prime Minister has admitted there is a place for big government, has he crossed the philosophical Rubicon? 28/01/09 12:00 AM Comment202 Lock

Budget erases funding for key science agencyComment312

Organization that finances large-scale science is ignored, putting jobs, research and Canada's international reputation at risk 29/01/09 3:21 AM Comment312

Ignatieff okays budget, with conditionsComment785

Tories agree to provide fiscal reports subject to confidence votes; NDP, Bloc, forced to concede coalition is dead 28/01/09 10:42 PM Comment785

Ottawa moves to open credit flowsComment23

Budget measures will improve access to credit; government steps up plan for national securities regulator, but backs off interest deductibility 27/01/09 5:17 PM Comment23

Strings attached to infrastructure fundsComment54 Lock

Cities warn their hands will be tied unless rules ease impact of ‘use-it-or-lose-it threat' on municipal budgets 27/01/09 9:58 PM Comment54 Lock

Stimulus falls short for many womenComment7

Recessions hit mothers hard, but they benefit less from income-tax cuts and infrastructure spending 27/01/09 10:23 PM Comment7

Budget offers a $70-billion credit kickstartComment6

Ottawa also proposes new powers for the finance minister and CDIC 27/01/09 5:38 PM Comment6

Earlier discussion

Rob Carrick

Rob Carrick on the 2009 federal budget

Earlier discussion on how Ottawa's budget proposals will affect your pocketbook 28/01/09 1:54 PM

Earlier Discussion

Trent Henry

The budget and you

Ernst & Young's Trent Henry took your questions on the budget tax measures 28/01/09 12:43 PM

Jeffrey Simpson

Simpson

A reasonable prescription for pain reliefComment27

From a low-tax, no-deficit government, Tuesday's budget was a shocker 28/01/09 12:00 AM Comment27

Globe editorial

Missed chance to build toward Canada's futureComment129 Lock

There is no single great, stirring national project in this budget, no compelling direction 27/01/09 9:18 PM Comment129 Lock

Budget Highlights

budget

Tax relief and major spending projectsComment103 Lock

From tax breaks for lower income earners to infrastructure projects from coast to coast 27/01/09 7:18 PM Comment103 Lock

Commentary

Flaherty's got deficit religion – but can he attain fiscal salvation? Lock

Derek DeCloet

Derek DeCloet 

A balanced budget by 2014? Don't bet on it 27/01/09 10:32 PM Lock

Personal Finance

'The heart of this budget is at home'Comment38 Lock

Rob Carrick

Rob Carrick 

New renovation tax credit tops out at $1,350 27/01/09 9:39 PM Comment38 Lock

 

Globe Docs Video

Sithon Long discusses the recession.
Budget and recession
Reflections from the street

Commentary

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Konrad Yakabuski Harper strikes a deal with democracy Lock
Can there be any greater act of capitulation for this Tory than actually increasing the size of government? Comment50 Lock

Photos and charts

Ontario Lieutenant-Governor John Black Aird walks past protesters in Toronto in March, 1982
Measuring the depth of Canada's recession Popup
It's expected to be milder than the last two, and less painful than in many other countries

Murray Campbell

Locked gate
Ontario's back is to the wall
Its industrial pillars crumbling, our most populous province is calling for relief. Will Ottawa listen? Comment177
Earlier Discussion: Murray Campbell takes questions

Interactive

A look at sectoral employment in Canada
Jobs and the budget
A number of industries stand to benefit from the budget. But how many Canadians do these sectors employ? Comment2

Jeffrey Simpson

Jeffrey Simpson
Short-term stimulus will just repeat errors of the past
What we need to know if the Bank of Canada is right Comment62

Preston Manning

Preston Manning
It's governments AND markets
A stampede toward deficit spending is reinforced by the left-right division of our politics Comment117

Commentary

William Robson
Bring the pension majority in from the cold
Better opportunities to rebuild retirement wealth will cheer millions of Canadians Comment3
Jim Stanford
What's stimulus, anyway? A simple user's guide
Separating the stimulus from the spin Comment39
Gwyn Morgan
Beware the pain-for-no-gain scenario
Bailouts of the doomed, ill-conceived spending herald trouble

Priming the pump

Trying to balance Keynes and Friedman
Sizing up economic stimulus
What's the best way to stimulate? There's a new consensus that stimulus is needed, but the question is how. Kerry Stirton examines the debate Comment4

Scott Reid

We need a plan to reduce the deficit
In the consensus for large-scale deficit spending, the only group left absent has been the voters. Comment69

Derek DeCloet

Derek DeCloet
Budget 2009: What he should say
The budget speech we'd like to hear
Memo to Flaherty: Careful what you wish for
Problem may be that Canada's banks are making it too easy to get money

Interactive

Earth's cities, as seen from space

Global bailoutsComment

Economy interactive

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty

How Canada's boom fizzledComment2

Government

The Peace Tower

The Public Policy Wiki

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Politics 

Transcript of Ignatieff's budget responseComment84

What previous governments didComment8 Lock

As Canadians wait to see how the Tories deal with this economic crisis, reporter Michael Valpy looks back at previous governments and how they dealt with a depression, a recession and a deficit. 27/01/09 4:01 AM Comment8 Lock

Tory cabinet reveals $6-billion worth of budget initiativesComment19 Lock

Further advance information on the budget is expected today 26/01/09 4:54 AM Comment19 Lock

As House opens, spotlight is on IgnatieffComment341

Liberal Leader will make Conservatives wait until Wednesday to learn whether their government will survive 26/01/09 1:00 AM Comment341

The Budget: Prime Minister needs to build confidenceComment74

Harper could take some tips from Obama about how to convince people he has a viable plan to aid economic recovery 26/01/09 5:01 AM Comment74

The strategists: Pundits want a budget with brains and heartComment45 Lock

What message needs to be delivered by the government (as well as the opposition) in today's Throne Speech and tomorrow's budget to instill confidence that the economic crisis is being taken seriously, without causing further panic or alarmism? 26/01/09 6:48 AM Comment45 Lock

Timeline: The lost two monthsComment5 Lock

From the November economic statement to a January budget, by way of crisis 26/01/09 7:01 AM Comment5 Lock

Harper's words carry a softer toneComment730 Lock

Gone is the brinkmanship; Ignatieff amused to hear echoes of his own statements 26/01/09 9:13 PM Comment730 Lock

Ignatieff blasts Harper's deficit ‘games'Comment199 Lock

Liberal Leader accuses PM of being an economic fumbler and says he will demand more than passing grade from next week's budget before deciding whether to support it 23/01/09 5:41 PM Comment199 Lock

Spending plans: The wish listsComment2 Lock

Groups across Canada know just what should be in the federal budget: a sampling 22/01/09 11:46 AM Comment2 Lock

Economy 

Canadian culture back on the national agendaComment51

National Arts Training Contribution Program will get an additional $20-million over the next two years 27/01/09 9:34 PM Comment51

Money for bricks, but not talentComment45 Lock

University researchers say there isn't enough new funding to close the gap with American universities 27/01/09 10:41 PM Comment45 Lock

Shipbuilding and transit spending for B.C.Comment15

Vancouver's rail station will also be modernized in preparation for the 2010 Olympic Games 27/01/09 5:01 PM Comment15

Aboriginal spending tops $1.4-billionComment31

Projects range from skills training and housing to reserve infrastructure improvements 27/01/09 9:53 PM Comment31

Communities eager to upgrade arenasComment44

'We have the projects identified, we have a list of priorities, and we are ready to go' 28/01/09 12:00 AM Comment44

Union Station revitalization will be a marquee projectComment10 Lock

But infrastructure spending plan doesn't increase the amount municipalities will receive 27/01/09 4:19 PM Comment10 Lock

The budget: Shock therapyComment57 Lock

The Conservatives will try to resuscitate the economy with a wave of spending and tax cuts, joining other governments in turning on the taps 27/01/09 3:26 AM Comment57 Lock

Canadian organizations react to budgetComment5

A survey of press releases as Canada's professional associations weigh in on the budget 27/01/09 4:50 PM Comment5

A budget to drive spendingComment598

Ottawa to announce range of measures from tax breaks to interest relief on credit cards 27/01/09 8:58 AM Comment598

Ontario may increase deficit to match federal projectsComment27 Lock

Premier says federal measures will call for new spending on the part of the province 27/01/09 4:02 AM Comment27 Lock

The Globe's view 

Globe editorial: Waiting for some imaginationComment19 Lock

The federal budget needs greater imagination and focus than the revelations that have preceded it 27/01/09 12:00 AM Comment19 Lock

Globe editorial: Research – a public goodComment68 Lock

The federal budget needs to encourage scientific and medical research in Canada 22/01/09 12:00 AM Comment68 Lock

Globe editorial: Anchors to secure the futureComment36 Lock

Canadians sacrificed too much in the 1990s to bring their government into surplus for a return to an endless cycle of structural deficits 21/01/09 12:00 AM Comment36 Lock

Globe editorial: Need and stimulusComment38

Putting money in the hands of low- and moderate-income Canadians as a way to stimulate spending makes more sense than broad-based middle-class tax cuts 20/01/09 12:00 AM Comment38

Globe editorial: Productivity before stimulusComment10

There are much more ambitious forms of infrastructure that go beyond replacing what we already have 19/01/09 12:00 AM Comment10

Globe editorial: Principles for economic revivalComment14

Budget should do no harm, and put people first 16/01/09 10:36 PM Comment14

Earlier Discussions 

Earlier discussion: Heather Scoffield on the budget & economy

The Globe's economics reporter discussed the government's options 26/01/09 12:30 PM

Earlier discussion: Top Conservative MP took questions

Ted Menzies, the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Finance, discussed the goverment's plans for the recession 26/01/09 9:02 AM

Earlier discussion: What to expect from the budget

The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau chief, Brian Laghi, took questions 23/01/09 11:14 AM

The budget and the economy

A discussion with economist Dale Orr 20/01/09 1:48 PM

The budget: What lies ahead for pensions?

Mercer's Paul Forestell took your questions on pension issues 21/01/09 2:03 PM

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