Next parliamentary budget officer needs to be top-notch, unfettered, fearless, without bluster
Despite the differing styles of previous officers, the government should make this appointment a top priority when Parliament returns this week because, as the Organisation for the Economic Co-Operation and Development pointed out in its first-ever review of the PBO (which was conducted at Jason Jacques' request), this office is the best in the world.
Canada doesn't have a parliamentary budget officer right now, and that's an issue because Parliament needs to be well-informed on the federal government's finances as it steers the country through the trade war with the United States. This independent officer of Parliament i...
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