Trudeau Questioned in House About PBO’s Remarks That Federal Public Service System Is ‘Broken’

Trudeau Questioned in House About PBO’s Remarks That Federal Public Service System Is ‘Broken’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to a question during Question Period, January 30, 2023 in Ottawa. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was questioned in the House of Commons today about comments made by Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux, who recently told a Senate committee that the federal public service is “broken.”

“The prime minister said he was drawing the line to ban anyone from pointing out that things are broken after eight years of his leadership,” said Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre during question period in the House on Feb. 8.