Interim PBO says he is focusing on parliamentarians, not media

Liberal MP Pauline Rochefort says she's happy to hear Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques is 'not making comments to the media,' noting the considerable press coverage of his previous appearances at OGGO.

Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques told the House Government Operations and Estimates that he is focusing on supporting parliamentarians and doing fewer media interviews.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MARLO GLASS

November 20, 2025

Canada’s budget watchdog says he is shifting his focus to emphasize serving parliamentarians with less media engagement after generating a spate of unflattering headlines about the Liberal government's economic and fiscal outlook.

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