Philip Cross

How to get ahead in think-tanking

A new jobs study has Jason Kenney intrigued. Mike Moffatt explains why it’s wrong

Boothe: Public sector investment isn’t crowding out anyone

The C.D. Howe paper on private versus public sector investment is not supported by simple arithmetic or theory

Why Kevin Page is not going away

Now an unofficial watchdog, the former PBO has no plans to stop asking tough questions

What the next PBO needs to do

A to-do list for Kevin Page’s successor

The past, present and future of the Parliamentary Budget Officer

Let us return to first principles and imagine a ’21st century Parliament’

Revisiting the census debate

So we know what the NHS will produce, now what?

Kevin Page and the Afghanistan audit

How the PBO came to release a report in the middle of an election

The meaning of Kevin Page

Philip Cross argues that Kevin Page’s term was bad for the institution of a Parliamentary Budget Officer.

Is a rate hike worth the risk?

What to look for in tomorrow’s BOC announcement

The unofficial opposition

Canada’s unofficial (and unelected) opposition

Former high-ranking civil servants are outspoken critics of the Harper government