Carbon price whiff an ‘occupational hazard,’ but PBO still ‘batting 0.999:’ finance policy expert Ian Lee

Canada’s first budget watchdog says the PBO is still needed, but is calling for an ‘independent external review’ to improve analyses before the next election.

After issuing a correction to his office's analysis of the federal carbon price, Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux should view the experience as a 'case study in crisis management' to make sure it never happens again, says finance policy expert Ian Lee.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY STUART BENSON

October 23, 2024

Despite a correction to its analysis of the economic impact of the federal carbon price, Canada’s independent budget watchdog is still batting just shy of 1.000, says financial policy expert Ian Lee. And now that it’s been bitten with a round of public humiliation, Lee ...

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