Mr. Chair, I think once we see evidence of real structural change to bring down the spending growth in the provinces, I'm sure the Department of Finance, the PBO, and others who do this fiscal...would definitely be happy to lower the baselines. But at this point in time, we just feel more comfortable giving this information using longer term baselines.
Evidence of meeting #85 for Finance in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was report.
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