Tempers flared recently in Ottawa when the Harper government tabled new legislation that will give it tighter control over negotiations with unions at crown corporations, such as Canada Post, Via Rail and the CBC.

The big-spending bureaucrats have begun to grow accustomed to so-called "interference" from the elected Prime...

If you need a symbol for the budget challenge facing Stephen Harper, look no further than the old Nortel campus in Ottawa's western suburbs.

Purchased by the feds for $208 million in 2010 from the bankrupt Canadian tech giant, the mammoth 370-acre complex could house an army. Covering...

Amid the recent furor in Ottawa over backbench MPs being muzzled by the Prime Minister's office, an important private member's bill passed second reading on the final day before the Easter break. Bill C-461 could be a game changer -- the most important legislation put before the current Parliament to...

Stephen Harper won his majority in 2011 -- on his fourth attempt -- because of certain promises he made. He promised to control spending. He promised to balance the federal budget in 2014-15. And he promised to deliver tax relief once the budget was balanced,...

Canadians have been asking the Harper government some tough questions in recent months. Questions like: why has Canada's federal debt jumped over 30 per cent since 2008, to over $600 billion? Why did the government miss its deficit target by $1.4 billion last year, and what...

When Canada's annual budget deficit came in bigger than expected at $26.2 billion recently, the news didn't spark a sell-off in the markets or an emergency debate in parliament. But that doesn't mean Canadians should be complacent about balancing the budget.

When Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the...

When Bev Oda's resignation from Parliament and cabinet took effect on July 31, she lost her $233,247 salary, her car and driver, and allowances for travel and housing.

Oda's career went up in smoke. Literally. She famously a billed taxpayers for everything from chauffeured limousines, a...