Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques prepares to appear before the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept. 25, 2025. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
The interim parliamentary budget officer says Ottawa should turn over scrutiny of one of its key fiscal anchors to an independent body.
Jason Jacques told MPs on the House of Commons finance committee today he fears that changes to the federal government’s fiscal anchors in the recent budget were made quickly and without parliamentary debate.
