http://www.metafilter.com/tags/fiscalupdate Posts tagged with 'fiscalupdate' at MetaFilter. Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:43:55 -0800 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:43:55 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/76937/The%2Dgreatest%2Dhistories%2Dare%2Dalways%2Dwritten%2Din%2Dthe%2Dtoughest%2Dtimes <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/11/28/fed-govt.html">Je ne comprends pas anglais</a>, Former Canadian PM Jean Chr&#0233;tien forgets his second language as he and former NDP leader Ed Broadbent use their elder statesmen status to discuss bringing down the <a href="http://pm.gc.ca/eng/media_gallery.asp?media_category_id=20&pageId=65&featureId=11#tag">six week old</a> Conservative government in Canada after the promised <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=ammRRe4T17EQ&refer=canada">economic stimulus</a> turned into <a href="http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/business/story.html?id=60124803-754c-4ddd-8fc2-77dd6578b7cc">cutting</a> travel expenses, cancelling pay equity and the right to strike for federal workers, and changing the <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081128.wfiscalreport28/BNStory/Front">party</a> funding law in favour of the ruling Conservatives under <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081127.WBwbradwanski20081127113606/WBStory/WBwbradwanski">PM Stephen Harper</a>. The opposition still vow to topple the government even though the funding change appears to have been <a href="http://www.thespec.com/News/BreakingNews/article/473887">dropped</a>. But the largest opposition party is effectively <a href="http://gauntlet.ucalgary.ca/story/13039">leaderless</a> and they need the Bloc Quebecois support. Could the next Prime Minister of Canada be <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/leadersparties/leaders-duceppe.html">Gilles Duceppe</a>? tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.76937 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:43:55 -0800 canada coalition economy fiscalupdate harper primeminister prorogue proroguing saucysault