Conservatives slam Trudeau, Liberals for PBO ‘gag order’ on carbon pricing analysis

During question period in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre and several of his cabinet members criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal government for allegedly placing a “gag order” on the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) to stop him from sharing findings on the economic impact of their carbon pricing initiative.

• PBO says he has been told not to disclose government’s carbon price analysis