As the interim Parliamentary Budget Officer, given the mandate of our organization to promote fiscal transparency, I'd say the bigger concern for us is the current weakness or unevenness in fiscal transparency. Notwithstanding our work, it definitely undermines and hinders the work of parliamentarians.
There are some very weighty policy decisions that will need to be made very quickly over the coming months in a minority Parliament. The more information that is provided to all parliamentarians regarding the current fiscal context, the easier it will be for our organization or anyone to make decisions. More information shared more widely at a higher quality puts everybody further ahead.
