Parliamentary budget officer should be reined in, say Liberal and Tory MPs

Grit MP Carolyn Bennett says no other top public servant would be allowed to go public with office budget complaints.

Canada's Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page, who last week warned that Ottawa's projections for climbing out of deficit within half a decade may be too optimistic and said the government's $40-billion stimulus package may have a smaller and less effective impact than billed, is garnering too...

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