Mr. Chair, I'm not sure I have an answer that will satisfy the honourable member.
The role of the parliamentary budget officer is to provide neutral and objective economic and fiscal analysis, including costing, to help members of Parliament do their job holding the government to account. In order to do that, the PBO needs to make priorities.
The intent of the legislation, and in particular the work plan, which I think is the crux of your concern, is to provide a work plan to members and to ensure there's buy-in. That's a way of ensuring the PBO can best serve parliamentarians. That's the intent of the legislation.