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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to appoint interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques to a full seven-year term, citing concerns over Jacques’ job security affecting his ability to hold the Liberal government accountable for fiscal mismanagement. Jacques, appointed for six months following Yves Giroux’s term, expressed worries about his interim status and the government’s lack of fiscal restraint as the upcoming budget approaches.
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