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Parliamentary Budget Officer

Ottawa

’It is in the interests of Parliament and the Canadian public’

In his continuing quest for disclosure of budget cuts, the Parliamentary Budget Officer delivers a legal opinion to the...

The quiet cuts

The RCMP will close forensic labs in Halifax, Winnipeg and Regina . The consulate in Buffalo will be closed. The British Columbia...

OAS: Show your work

While the projected savings from raising the age of eligibility remain unexplained , the Parliamentary Budget Officer again says...

Challenging Tony Clement

Seemingly in response to a column by the Globe’s Barrie McKenna on the government’s reluctance to detail budget cuts, Liberal MP...

The neutered Parliament?

At the end of this Globe report on moves toward greater cooperation among parliamentary watchdogs, Pat Martin concedes a rather...

Looking for answers

Nearly a month ago, the Parliamentary Budget Office wrote to 83 departments of government seeking details of the cuts cited in...

PBO v. DND

Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page draws a conclusion . The Deputy Minister of Defence suggested today that Mr. Page did not...

The quiet cuts

The Federal Tobacco Control Strategy is being cut, trade consulates will be closed, a coalition of organizations that deal with...