With regard to the hierarchical aspect of the position, in other words, whether it is a position that comes under the parliamentary librarian or not, the level in our view is based on the wording of the act, in that the Parliamentary Budget Officer must be a member of the Library of Parliament and the Parliament of Canada Act provides for the position of parliamentary librarian. In our view, there is a hierarchy provided for in the Parliament of Canada Act. This is not simply a factor of the Federal Accountability Act provisions, but a factor of the existing framework provided for in the Parliament of Canada Act.
On February 13th, 2008. See this statement in context.