Opinions are mixed as to how useful the committee's pre-budget study even is, with former PBO Kevin Page saying, historically, it's been a 'wasted opportunity.'
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough are pictured at a press conference on Sept. 24. The Finance Committee's work is just one stream of the government's budget consultation process. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Locked in an impasse since the House of Commons’ return, the Finance Committee has yet to begin its pre-budget consultations and the clock is running out for it to submit a report with recommendations to Parliament.
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