Budget Watchdog

• New affordable housing money should be tied to outcomes: formal federal watchdog

  The Liberals are expected to unveil their much-anticipated national housing strategy on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Nov 20, 2017
  
• Parliament budget watchdog questions National Defence over access to navy warship data

  National Defence and Parliament's budget watchdog have been quietly battling over access to key information about the government's multi-billion-dollar plan to buy the navy new warships.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2016
  
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• Ontario won’t be able to eliminate deficit in 2017, watchdog says

  Ontario's budget watchdog says that the province's deficit will be $2.6 billion in 2017-18, despite a Liberal government pledge to balance the books by then.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2016
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• Ontario budget watchdog to get more access to government spending records

  Ontario's budget watchdog says the Liberal government has agreed to stop stonewalling his attempts to get information.

  Politics

  Oct 6, 2016
• Budget watchdog ‘one step’ from taking government to court

  Canada’s budget watchdog is close to igniting a legal battle as the Harper government continues to withhold information on massive spending and staffing cuts announced in 2012.

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2014