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By Craig Lord and Catherine Morrison Prime Minister Mark Carney insisted Wednesday his government does have fiscal anchors after the interim parliamentary budget officer raised concerns about government transparency. Jason Jacques told a House of Commons committee on Tuesday that he wasn\u2019t sure if the federal government still has its fiscal anchors, which he said causes the people that he works with “a considerable degree of concern at this point.” During a heated question period exchange with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Wednesday, Carney said the government does indeed have fiscal anchors that are guiding the budgeting process. “We are going to spend less so the country can invest more. We are going to balance the operational budget in three years. We’re going to have a declining level of debt,”… <\/p>\n

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By Craig Lord and Catherine Morrison Prime Minister Mark Carney insisted Wednesday his government does have fiscal anchors after the interim parliamentary budget officer raised concerns about government transparency. Jason Jacques told a House of Commons committee on Tuesday that he wasn\u2019t sure if the federal government still has its fiscal anchors, which he said causes the people that he works with “a considerable degree of concern at this point.” During a heated question period exchange with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Wednesday, Carney said the government does indeed have fiscal anchors that are guiding the budgeting process. “We are going to spend less so the country can invest more. We are going to balance the operational budget in three years. We’re going to have a declining level of debt,”... <\/p>\n

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