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Watching the Watchdog: An Ode to Kevin Page

Tim Knight | Posted 03.29.2013 | Canada
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Last week saw the end of the tenure of Canada's first and, so far, only Parliamentary Budget Officer. He is a genuine Canadian hero. While so many other Canadian civil servants (and politicians) went along with the Harperite parliamentary thuggery, Page simply did his job.

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Tories 'Moving To Unwind' The PBO: Page

CBC | Posted 03.25.2013 | Canada Politics
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Canada's first budget watchdog could also be the last, says the departing public civil servant with 27 years of experience who held the job until Frid...

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MacKay Not Sweating PBO Report

CP | Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.01.2013 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - Defence Minister Peter MacKay says the navy will get the supply ships it needs, despite a parliamentary budget officer's report that shows th...

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A PBO Cliff?

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.23.2013 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - The first day he took office as Canada's first budget watchdog Kevin Page knew he was effectively deep-sixing his 27-year-long career as a pu...

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Watchdog Won't Give Report, Blames Goverment Secrecy

CP | Julilan Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.06.2013 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - Canada's budget watchdog will not issue a mid-year report on the Harper government's finances, citing lack of co-operation from the vast majo...

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Guess Who's Watching The Watchdog

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 08.20.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - The Conservative government is citing a three-year-old committee report to bolster its case that the parliamentary budget officer is out of b...

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