Page says extra $484,000 a ‘hollow victory’ for PBO

NDP MP Tom Mulcair says PBO being 'starved,' and Parliament won't be frustrated by 'minor bureaucrat like Parliamentary librarian.'

Canada's first-ever Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page, who told The Hill Times that he will meet with Prime Minister Stephen Harper to recommend shutting down his office if he doesn't get the $2.8-million annual budget promised to do his job.

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