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Parliamentary budget officer
Homelessness and Food Bank Visits Continue to Rise Despite Ottawa’s Spending
Homelessness in Canada continues to rise, even as the federal government spends over half a billion dollars a year to fight it, according to a report by the Parliamentary Budget ...
May 22, 2024
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Doug Lett
Airport Security Charge Jumping 33 Percent in Canada on May 1
Starting in May, get ready to pay more when buying a plane ticket in Canada. The Air Travellers ...
February 2, 2024
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Doug Lett
Carbon Capture Tax Credits Debated, as PBO Estimates They Could Cost $1 Billion More Than Estimated
A new report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) says the federal government’s tax credit encouraging companies to ...
February 2, 2024
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Doug Lett
Sales Tax on Carbon Pricing to Net Government $486 Million in 2024: Parliamentary Report
The federal government will rake in nearly a half billion in sales taxes on the carbon tax this ...
January 25, 2024
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Jennifer Cowan
What’s the Status of Basic Income in Canada?
The concept of providing all Canadians with free money to alleviate poverty has been gaining traction on social ...
December 29, 2023
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Matthew Horwood
Ottawa Moves Ahead With Digital Services Tax Despite US Opposition
The U.S. has said it wants to establish a unified approach for a minimum tax level that would ...
November 30, 2023
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Matthew Horwood
Increase in Federal Employees Hasn’t Resulted in Improved Services: Parliamentary Budget Officer
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux says the Liberal government's increase in both the number of public servants and ...
October 19, 2023
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Matthew Horwood
Budget Officer Further Probing Ottawa’s EV Battery Plant Deals
Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux is further analyzing the federal government's large subsidy deals made with both ...
July 19, 2023
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Peter Wilson
Feds’ Dental Care Plan to Cost More Than $10 Billion Over 5 Years: Budget Officer
The federal government's national dental care plan—introduced as a condition of its supply and confidence agreement with the ...
June 28, 2023
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Peter Wilson
EXPLAINER: New Clean Fuel Regulations Come Into Effect July 1 – How Much Will Gas Cost?
On the path to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, the Liberal government will impose new standards for fuel ...
June 12, 2023
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Noé Chartier
Ottawa Could Speed Up Military Procurement by Reducing Ministerial Oversight: Budget Officer
The speed at which Canada obtains its military equipment following the government's budgetary allocations could be improved significantly ...
June 9, 2023
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Peter Wilson
Atlantic Premiers Worried About Ottawa’s New Fuel Regulation’s Impact on Inflation
The premiers of the Atlantic provinces are asking the federal government to delay the implementation of its new ...
May 26, 2023
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Noé Chartier
Feds Ask Budget Officer Not to Release Internal Data on Public Dental Care
The federal government is asking Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux not to publicly release internal data given ...
May 26, 2023
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Peter Wilson
Budget Officer Probing Ottawa’s $13.8 Billion Volkswagen EV Battery Plant Deal
Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux says his office is probing the federal government's $13.8 billion deal with ...
May 24, 2023
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Peter Wilson
PBO’s Economic Analysis of New Fuel Regulations ‘Unbalanced’ and ‘Incomplete,’ Environment Minister Says
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the recent analysis issued by Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux on the economic ...
May 19, 2023
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Peter Wilson
Average Federal Public Servant Paid Over $125K Per Year Including Benefits: PBO
Federal public servants are paid an average of $125,300 per year including salary, benefits, and overtime, says Parliamentary Budget ...
April 5, 2023
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Peter Wilson
Federal Government Departments Set Easy Performance Targets, Testifies Parliamentary Budget Officer
A federal House of Commons government operations committee heard that federal managers set easy performance targets that they ...
March 21, 2023
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Marnie Cathcart
PBO Says Federal Public Service System Is ‘Broken’ and Requires Overhaul
The federal public service is "broken" and needs to undergo major changes in many areas that "fail to ...
February 8, 2023
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Peter Wilson
PBO to Examine Ottawa’s $19 Billion Purchase of F-35 Fighter Jets: Report
Canada's Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) will be examining the federal government's recent $19 billion purchase of F-35 fighter ...
January 24, 2023
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Peter Wilson
Canada Among Worst of G7 Countries for Lagging in Publishing Public Spending Accounts: PBO
Canada's federal government is among the worst of the G7 countries when it comes to publishing public spending ...
December 12, 2022
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Peter Wilson
Canada’s Government Sector Is Growing Faster Than the Private Sector, PBO Says
Canada's government sector is growing faster than its private sector, and the public sector appears set to continue ...
December 2, 2022
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Peter Wilson
Liberals Did Not Show Fiscal Restraint in Fall Update: Parliamentary Budget Officer
Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux told members of Parliament on Monday that the federal government did not show ...
November 28, 2022
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The Canadian Press
Workers Benefit to Cost More Than Double at $4 Billion Due to Ineligible Payments, Says PBO
The government's increased Canada workers benefit (CWB) is set to cost more than double at about $4 billion, ...
November 16, 2022
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Peter Wilson
Federal Public Debt Charges Expected to Hit $53 Billion by 2024: Parliamentary Budget Office
Federal debt charges are expected to hit $53 billion by 2024, says the Parliamentary Budget Office in its ...
November 15, 2022
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Isaac Teo
New Legislation Will Profit Large Canadian Media Outlets by Over $300 Million, Says PBO
New legislation will profit large Canadian media outlets and publishers by upwards of $329 million in government subsidies, ...
October 7, 2022
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Peter Wilson
Albertans Will Receive First Carbon Tax Rebate This Week
Albertans will receive their their first carbon tax rebate this week as the federal government releases the initial ...
July 15, 2022
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Andrew Chen
Liberals’ Push to Strengthen French in Federal Institutions Could Surpass $240M in Compliance Costs: Budget Watchdog
The federal government has underestimated by a huge margin the costs needed to extend French-language rights to federally ...
June 3, 2022
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Isaac Teo
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