John Robson interviews PBO Kevin Page
Accountability, Budget, Government spending, Parliament, PoliticsBreakout’s John Robson talks to Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page about his job and the challenges he faces.
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Changing the world, $1 billion at a time
Accountability, Budget, Days of Reckoning, Government spendingImagine government surpluses and an apparent limitless amount of tax dollars. What do you think governments would do with that? Here’s what they did only a few short decades ago. From Days of Reckoning.
Whither Accountability?
Accountability, Budget, Days of Reckoning, Government spending, PoliticsHow did Canada go from a careful, almost penny-pinching sort of nation to one where uncontrolled spending and massive deficits are the rule? Very easily, as this clip shows. From Days of Reckoning.
Impossible To Understand
Accountability, Budget, Bureaucracy, Days of Reckoning, Government spending, PoliticsWhy do we have so much trouble keeping government spending in check? It may have a lot to do with the fact that government books are nearly impossible to understand. From Days of Reckoning.