PBO campaign proposal costing ‘above expectations’ so far, hundreds more estimates expected

Economists are praising the 'top-notch work' of the Parliamentary Budget Office costing various party election promises so far, while the conspicuous absence of any Liberal reports continues to dog the party's campaign.

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux, pictured in his office in January 2019, has been busy working with his team costing the election campaign promises of three political parties so far: the Conservatives, the NDP, and the Greens. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

September 25, 2019

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux and team have been going full steam in costing this year's election campaign proposals, with a flurry of reports looking at policy commitments from three of Canada's major federal parties posted online since the beginning of September. As of filing deadline ...

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