Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jason Jacques, interim Parliamentary Budget Officer, has served in the role since September. (Credit: Jason Jacques has been ...

There will not be a new permanent parliamentary budget officer when the budget is released this fall, the Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed. On Sept. 2, Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed Jason ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jason Jacques, Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer prepares to appear before the Standing Committee on Government Operations and ...

This year, two things will happen to Canada's fiscal watchdog: Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques will be replaced or made permanent, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and ...

Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques waits to appear before the Senate Banking, Commerce and the Economy committee in Ottawa, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld ...

Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques speaks with a senator as he waits to appear before the Senate Banking, Commerce and the Economy committee in Ottawa, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. THE ...

If you want to know whether the Carney government is serious about trimming the federal budget and being transparent, keep an eye on what happens to Jason Jacques. No, Jacques is the Parliamentary ...

In a new analysis of the budget published Friday, interim budget officer Jason Jacques said Ottawa is set to run an average deficit of $64.3 billion over the next five years — double the level set out ...