Incredible, Mr. Speaker, and this is a government that said it would bring accountability to Ottawa.
The fact is that Canadians have a right to know how their money is being spent and what programs and services are going to be increased or cut.
Kevin Page had to drag the government screaming to Federal Court over this kind of stonewalling. The court confirmed that the PBO has a right to information about how public money is spent.
Will this accountability-challenged government respect the court's ruling, or will it force the PBO to take it back to court?