June 19 – Parliamentary Budget Officer – Press Release

The intern parliamentary budget officer has posted the data received from federal departments and agencies related to Information Request IR0113 on the website at Fiscal Savings from Budget 2012 – Data. Key elements of the PBO information request remain unfulfilled. The additional information will be posted if and when it is provided by the government. More … Read more

May 17 – Parliamentary Budget Officer – Press Release

The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) (interim) has posted a report entitled “Supplementary Estimates (A) 2013-14” online. This note highlights items in Supplementary Estimates (A) that may warrant more detailed scrutiny by parliamentarians, owing to their fiscal materiality or risk. More information is available online. Call 613-992-8026.

April 29 – Parliamentary Budget Officer – Press Release

The parliamentary budget officer (PBO) has released a report entitled “Economic and Fiscal Outlook” on the PBO website at www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca. The report responds to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance request that the PBO provide an economic and fiscal outlook to the committee. The PBO will be appearing before the committee on April … Read more

April 23 – Parliamentary Budget Officer – Press Release

Sonia L’Heureux, the parliamentary budget officer on an interim basis, is pleased that the Federal Court of Canada has rendered a timely decision regarding the questions raised by the PBO in responding to NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair’s (Outremont, Que.) request for analysis. In its decision, the Federal Court has said that the statutory mandate of … Read more

April 11 – Parliamentary Budget Officer – Press Release

The interim parliamentary budget officer has posted a report entitled “A Cost Estimate of Federal Infrastructure." This report is an estimate of the cost to maintain the real purchasing power of federal infrastructure spending through 2023-24, including relative commitments made in budget 2007. More information is available online. Call 613-992-8026.

February 28 – Parliamentary Budget Officer – Press Release

Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page has posted a new report entitled “Feasibility of Budget for Acquisition of Two Joint Support Ships.” This report analyzes the feasibility of the budget for replacing the Navy’s current Protecteur class ships. The report is available online. Call 613-992-8026.