NDP and Bloc set aside PBO’s independence to get PBO’s $1-million budget increase

Grit Sen. Sharon Carstairs says PBO's Kevin Page must respect Federal Accountability Act.

The NDP and Bloc Québécois agreed to set aside the independence issue of Canada's first-ever Parliamentary Budget Office for another two years when the office is reviewed again in exchange for the PBO's $1-million budget increase, says Bloc Québécois MP Louis Plamondon...

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