Boehner: No decisions made on US government spending bill
US House Speaker John Boehner said that he has made no decisions on when the House will begin consideration of a stop-gap spending bill that would avoid a government shutdown on Oct. 1. (Reuters)
Canada’s shrinking development spending crosses party lines
If you think Canada’s unimpressive response to resettling Syrian refuges is a sign the country is shrinking into a smaller role on the world stage, a new research paper suggests that decline has been going on for a generation, under both Conservative and Liberal governments. (Globe and Mail)
US government finalizes standards for massive federal spending dataset
BLOG: Like any big enterprise, the U.S. government is sitting on ever-growing piles of data, often isolated in siloed departments in incompatible systems and formats. (Wall Street Journal)
Canada: NDP would hike corporate taxes 'reasonably'
Tom Mulcair says an NDP government would raise corporate taxes "reasonably," bringing in "billions of dollars" that would help guarantee a balanced budget. (Star Phoenix
Canada: is funding crunch hurting prisons?
OPINION: If there’s been no rush to open two new housing units completed in May, 2014 — yet still not operational — at the federal Springhill Institution, the reason may be related to the severe funding crunch Ottawa has imposed on the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). (Chronicle Herald)