So, there was a budget yesterday, but not an exciting one. It’s a lot of vision, not a lot of numbers, mostly fleshing out last year’s budget without a lot of new money, but hey, “innovation!” Oh, and no pathway to balance, but hey, debt-to-GDP remains stable, which is what counts.
My take, which I didn't use and couldn't sell to anyone: The govt is re-using the same tea bag, so the budget is pretty weak tea
— Stephen Gordon (@stephenfgordon) March 22, 2017
But I’ll leave the analysis to some people who are more qualified than I.
https://twitter.com/kevinmilligan/status/844661455504887810
https://twitter.com/kevinmilligan/status/844662078866567169
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https://twitter.com/kevinmilligan/status/844663287270727680
https://twitter.com/kevinmilligan/status/844663822308728833
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https://twitter.com/kevinmilligan/status/844665270908026880
https://twitter.com/InklessPW/status/844734727521226752
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https://twitter.com/InklessPW/status/844736594456260609
Also from the budget:
- You can find all of Maclean’s analysis pieces here.
- Here’s a look at some highlights and buzzwords from the budget.
- There’s some consensus that the Trumpocalypse is looming large in the background of the budget, and is probably responsible for some of its caution.
- It’s apparently not a good budget for defence.
- There is money for judicial training and 28 new judicial positions.
- An LGBTQ2 Secretariat has been announced.
- The “gender-based budget” is being panned.
- Salient analysis from Paul Wells before and after the budget was released, Andrew Coyne, Chantal Hébert, and Susan Delacourt.
- Stephen Gordon discusses rent-seeking in the budget, and the disappointment of the middle class.
Just noticed this: a “Prime Minister’s Gold Medal” to be created for science.
HONOURS BELONG TO THE CROWN, NOT THE PM! STOP USURPING THEM! pic.twitter.com/pig50CzCPp— Dale Smith (@journo_dale) March 23, 2017
Good reads:
- Procedural warfare continued at the Procedure and House Affairs committee over that discussion paper on changes to the Standing Orders.
- The Senate Ethics Committee hasn’t made a determination about Senator Meredith because they haven’t heard from him yet (and may not for some time).
- Canadian and NATO officials are trying to figure out rules of what constitutes a major cyber-attack as part of our imminent deployment to Latvia.
- Ruh-roh! It turns out that Maxime Bernier’s membership chair was accused of membership fraud in Ontario in 2010.
Senate Ethics committee’s statement re: Don Meredith. They’re waiting for him to respond. #SenCA pic.twitter.com/7xYO9H7CZ0
— Dale Smith (@journo_dale) March 22, 2017