Diplomacy first, but new PBO says he’s not afraid to take departments to court

Yves Giroux started into a seven-year term Sept. 4, and though he says he’s not exactly Kevin Page, he’s willing to do ‘whatever it takes’ to get fiscal data for Parliamentarians.

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux jumps to the PBO from a 23-year career in the public service, with stints at Finance Canada, the Privy Council Office, and the Canada Revenue Agency.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY JOLSON LIM

September 5, 2018

Canada’s new parliamentary budget officer says he’s ready to do what needs to be done to deliver government financial information to Parliamentarians and the public, even if it means going to court or putting him at odds with bureaucrats he’s worked with before....

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