After former Parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page locked horns with the Conservatives over their voodoo math, he was replaced by someone whose inexperience would be much easier to manipulate.
Not that Jean-Denis Frechette isn't a nice man, but as Michael Warren noted of his appointment, in the Star:
... the appointment of Jean-Denis Frechette as Page’s replacement should come as no surprise. Frechette, who was plucked from obscurity in the bowels of the Parliamentary Library, lacks almost any relevant experience. His appointment leaves the future of the PBO in doubt.Frechette's office has just released a report that could have been drafted in the Conservative Party war room.
That’s a shame. From the outset Page showed the courage to speak truth to power. Despite persistent efforts by the government to reduce his budget and diminish his role, he attracted a small cadre of highly qualified staff.
Apparently taxpayers have saved thirty billion dollars in taxes, most of the breaks for the low-middle class. We should be overjoyed, right? Hmmm
Read more.... http://pushedleft.blogspot.ca/2014/05/canadas-new-parliamentary-budget.html
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