In this three-part post (Conservatives, NDP) I wanted to take a look at what the parties said in their platforms compared to what they want to…

In this (now) four-part post (Liberals, Conservatives, NDP) I wanted to take a look what the parties said in their platforms compared to what they actually want…

By Michael Byers and Stewart Webb Last November, Canada’s mission in Afghanistan was extended by three years without a debate in Parliament when Prime Minister Stephen…

A quick and easy way to get a very bad bad headache is to attempt to compare and contrast the fiscal plans attached to the…

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This was published today in the Globe and Mail’s online business feature Economy Lab. A fuller analysis can be found at the PEF website, here. Stephen Harper…

(An addition to my earlier post given that it is being construed as an endorsement –  I found the NDP platform which was released after…

If you head to the end of the Conservative platform, you will find that they plan to add almost $1 Billion in net new spending/tax cuts…

In the decades following the Second World War, the growth of manufacturing and the expansion of public services extended middle class job opportunities to millions…

Tomorrow, Statistics Canada will release the labour force survey numbers for March. This may raise the low profile of the jobs issue in the election…