One of my favourite lines from the 1993 movie Philadelphia is, “Explain this to me like I’m a six-year-old.” I’ve used that line often during my 30-plus years in the tax profession to encourage people ...

The federal government’s new list of governor-in-council appointments includes a posting for a new budget officer — an independent agent of Parliament who offers analysis of budgets, campaign promises ...

Don Drummond is fellow-in-residence at the C.D. Howe Institute and Stauffer-Dunning fellow at Queen’s University. Alexandre Laurin is vice-president and director of Research at C.D. Howe Institute.

Centre Block and the Peace Tower are seen past a metal fence along the lawn of Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang A new report from Canada’s fiscal ...

The parliamentary budget officer said Thursday he expects the coming fall budget will reveal a sharp increase in Ottawa’s deficit that puts the government’s previous fiscal anchors in jeopardy. Ottawa ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Sept. 2, Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed Jason Jacques, a director general in the budget watchdog's office, as the interim ...

It was Saturday night on Labour Day weekend when Jason Jacques’ phone rang. It was the Prime Minister’s Office looking for a parliamentary budget officer to carry over for the next six months. “You ...

There will not be a new permanent parliamentary budget officer when the budget is released this fall, the Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed. In an email, PMO spokesperson Audrey Champoux said the ...

A performance boost can be achieved with just a few clicks — without the need for traditional overclocking. AMD’s Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO) provides a simple way to enhance Ryzen CPU performance ...

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, ...

The case was filed by David Calleb Otieno, the Civil Society Reference Group and the National Public Benefit Organizations Consortium. It challenged provisions of the PBO Act that came into force in ...

The Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates the federal deficit will hit $46 billion in the 2024-2025 fiscal year because of better-than-expected revenues. The PBO expects the deficit to be $4.3 ...