Parliamentary Budget Officer: Watchdog

Harper Government Dept: OTTAWA - Canada's budget watchdog will not issue a mid-year report on the Harper government's finances, citing lack of co-operation from the vast majority of departments, according to Winnipeg Free Press. He is seeking legal advice on whether he can sue Ottawa for the information, saying he will have an opinion this month and kevin Page, Parliamentary budget officer, is shown in Ottawa on April 26, 2012. Canada's budget watchdog says lack of co-operation from the Harper government is preventing him from providing a mid-year analysis of the country's finances. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page posted a partial analysis on the government's $5.2 billion spending cuts plan Tuesday, but said a complete report that would be useful to parliamentarians is impossible because he just hasn't been given enough information. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.