The Parliamentary Budget Officer reports back
Scott Gilmore explains why it makes good sense to put the team in the same locker room
More confusion over the government’s spending
Rest assured, the Conservatives are saving money. Somehow.
The short answer is no
The Brisonbuster continues at the finance committee.
The Finance committee spent the night going through Scott Brison’s 3,000 amendments to the second budget implementation bill. They took a break at 6am and will reconvene at noon.
The Harper government announces that it has eliminated 10,980 positions within the public sector in the last six months.
The New Democrats and Liberals are unimpressed with the Finance Minister’s economic update. And Jim Flaherty faces the possibility that the federal budget won’t be returned to balance when the Conservative seek re-election in 2015.
The prepared text of Jim Flaherty’s speech in Fredericton is here. The economic update is here.
The opposition parties are unimpressed with how little time is being allowed for the study of C-45.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer has released a new update on what information he’s received from the Harper government. In short, he’s getting information on savings, but little information on job losses or service impacts.