Three weeks to deadline, gridlocked Finance Committee’s pre-budget study in doubt

Opinions are mixed as to how useful the committee's pre-budget study even is, with former PBO Kevin Page saying, historically, it's been a 'wasted opportunity.'

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough are pictured at a press conference on Sept. 24. The Finance Committee's work is just one stream of the government's budget consultation process. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

November 11, 2020

Locked in an impasse since the House of Commons’ return, the Finance Committee has yet to begin its pre-budget consultations and the clock is running out for it to submit a report with recommendations to Parliament. The Standing Orders dictate that the...

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