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Parliamentary Budget Office

So-Called 'Jobs Budget' To Cost Jobs, Watchdog Says

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.29.2013 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The federal government's most recent "jobs and growth" budget will wind up costing Canada both jobs and economic growth over the next few yea...

Acting Watchdog To Keep Page's Fight Alive

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.23.2013 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The interim parliamentary budget officer says she will ask government departments for budget analysis information in light of a Federal Court...

Watching the Watchdog: An Ode to Kevin Page

Tim Knight | Posted 03.29.2013 | Canada
Tim Knight

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.

What I Would Do to Make Canada's Democracy Stronger

Ralph Goodale | Posted 04.10.2013 | Canada Politics
Ralph Goodale

To fix the malaise eroding our democracy, Canadians need a rich combination of party, electoral and Parliamentary reforms. Here are a few suggestions to contribute to a debate on this topic which I hope will become irresistible.

A PBO Cliff?

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.23.2013 | Canada Politics

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...

Unwanted Trend Will Sap $22 Billion From Canada's Economy: PBO

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.29.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Canada's budget watchdog says slower growth will sap about $22 billion annually from the country's economy.Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin...

"Promise Made, Promise Kept"? Apparently Not For Harper

Keith Beardsley | Posted 12.23.2012 | Canada Politics
Keith Beardsley

When political parties spend time on the opposition benches they often come up with ideas that look great on paper but lose their lustre once the party moves from the opposition side of the House to the government side. Such has been the case with the Conservatives and the Parliamentary Budget Office presently run by Kevin Page. Remember the chant from the Conservative backbenches, "Promise made, promise kept"? In this case that's not quite accurate.

This Is How Ottawa Quietly Hiked Your Taxes

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.05.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - The federal government has made much about its record in cutting taxes, but a new report shows it is making out like a bandit on user fees.Pa...

Budget Watchdog Off The Leash, Says Baird

CP | Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.19.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The independent parliamentary budget office the Harper Conservatives conceived, created and staffed has overstepped its mandate, Foreign Affa...

Top Union Leader: Fighting Job Losses From Budget Cuts The Top Priority

CP | Alison Auld, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.05.2011 | Canada Politics

HALIFAX - Staving off deep job cuts and protecting workers' rights will be the main battlefronts for labour groups in the coming months, union leaders...

Opposition, Page Push For Truly Independent Parliamentary Budget Office

The Hill Times | Posted 09.14.2011 | Canada Politics

As the world watches the U.S. economy teeter on the edge of disaster, MPs are demanding a greater understanding of tracking complex budget issues righ...