Finance committee  An EX-3 is paid $5,000 more annually than a GCQ-5.

Finance committee  I don't have the ranges, but those in the GCQ classification, because it's a Q classification, are not eligible for performance pay on top of the base salary.

Finance committee  A GCQ-5 could go to $145,000, approximately, but you will have PCO people who are....

Finance committee  We anticipate a staff allocation that would take about two-thirds of that budget. Out of the balance, we also have a budget for engaging consulting and expert services.

Finance committee  I think the search process was very thorough, and it canvassed the community of people who would have the skills and ability to undertake this function. Changing the classification wouldn't change that pool of candidates.

Finance committee  If that is where the committee indicates to the officer they wish him to undertake endeavours, I think that is consistent with the act, because he does respond to requests from committees.

Finance committee  No, it can be a study of anything.

Finance committee  Very briefly, I think with the independence of the officer and the experience of the officer you will have very sound economic analysis and advice, as required under the statute, to provide you with understandings of the state of the economy, the national finances, and the govern

Finance committee  To clarify, six national search firms were invited to bid. In the end, we received a proposal from only one. But we had to go through that process. The contract—

Finance committee  I think your characterization of the role of the parliamentary budget officer is exactly the way we have interpreted how that position should be implemented. I think what's missing is the individual, so that they can begin to get to work on providing the basis for developing inde

Finance committee  I'd like to comment on that very briefly. If you were to ask the parliamentary budget officer to table a statement for you on the state of the economy--the GDP--and where it's going, you would add one more set of numbers to the sets of numbers you get from the Department of Fina

Finance committee  If I may speak in English, it would be easier for me to explain the concepts. Essentially, the role of the Library of Parliament is to provide as sound an analytical framework as possible, in response to the needs of parliamentarians to understand the proposals and representati

Finance committee  Very briefly, the conceptual thinking is that there are many people and many government agencies, including the Bank of Canada and the Department of Finance, who already provide Parliament with fiscal forecasts and the state of the economy. The conception that we have tried to de