Interim budget officer says he regrets calling feds’ fiscal management ‘stupefying’ Jason Jacques says he learned a lot about the importance of choosing his words carefully in his first few months as the interim parliamentary budget officer.

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Interim #PBO #JasonJacques told a parliamentary committee this is a historic warning.

He said it is the first time in 30 years he has seen a projection where that key #debt-to-GDP metric actually rises over time, calling the overall path for federal finances "unsustainable."
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1/6 🇨🇦 CARNEY APPOINTS INTERIM BUDGET WATCHDOG AS GIROUX'S TERM ENDS 🇨🇦

Jason Jacques named to six-month term as interim Parliamentary Budget Officer.

Yves Giroux's seven-year mandate expires today, leaving Parliament's budgetary oversight in transition.
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