{"id":25443,"date":"2026-11-09T10:51:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T15:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plq.org\/?post_type=communique&p=25443"},"modified":"2026-11-09T14:53:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T19:53:34","slug":"leconomie-dabord-le-plq-reclame-un-directeur-parlementaire-du-budget-pour-tenir-le-pq-a-ses-promesses","status":"publish","type":"communique","link":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/communique\/leconomie-dabord-le-plq-reclame-un-directeur-parlementaire-du-budget-pour-tenir-le-pq-a-ses-promesses\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u2019\u00e9conomie d\u2019abord : le PLQ r\u00e9clame un directeur parlementaire du budget pour tenir le PQ \u00e0 ses promesses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quebec, <\/span>the <\/span>9 <\/span>November <\/span>2026<\/span> \u2013<\/span> The leader of the Official Opposition, Mr. Charles Mill<\/span>i<\/span>ard, <\/span>announces that <\/span>his party will introduce, as soon as the legislative session returns, <\/span>his first <\/span>bill to establish<\/span>, as promised during the election campaign,<\/span> a <\/span>Parliamentary Budget Director<\/span> (PBD)<\/span>.<\/span> In doing so, he is reaching out to all the parties represented in the National Assembly in order <\/span>to adopt it as soon as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span> Parliamentary Budget Director<\/span> will assist members of the National Assembly in conducting an independent and objective analysis of <\/span>the government's budget projections, the actual cost of the announced measures, and economic trends.<\/span> The PBD's work will complement that of <\/span>the <\/span>Auditor General's, <\/span>which <\/span>publishes <\/span>a retrospective analysis<\/span>, while the PBD <\/span>can inform <\/span>on the outlook and <\/span>the <\/span>sustainability of public finances.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Quebec Liberal Party does not wish to <\/span>see a repeat of the mismanagement that characterized the <\/span>CAQ's two terms in office. <\/span>To prevent <\/span> a<\/span> Premier <\/span>from referring <\/span>to \"surprises\" in public finances <\/span>barely <\/span>19 days <\/span>after the formation of a <\/span>government, <\/span>it is important <\/span>to improve the transparency of the government's financial data and the <\/span>oversight mechanisms. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Minister of Finance, Mr. Nicolas Marceau, is <\/span>currently <\/span>unable to confirm if it is <\/span>realistic<\/span> to achieve a balanced budget by <\/span>2028\u20132029<\/span>,<\/span> as promised <\/span>within its financial framework<\/span>. Yet he was able to count on the <\/span>Pre-election Report of the Auditor General<\/span> to announce his commitment just a few weeks ago.<\/span> It should be noted that Mr. Marceau himself had demanded <\/span>a PBD <\/span>in 2015, particularly to assess the credibility of campaign promises.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span>\u00ab <\/span>Clearly, the Parti Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois <\/span>was<\/span> not <\/span>ready to govern.<\/span> Just a few weeks <\/span>after presenting<\/span> its financial framework<\/span>, <\/span>the government <\/span>is now unable to <\/span>guarantee <\/span>that<\/span> it <\/span>will <\/span>respect its commiments<\/span>.<\/span> It didn't take long for the first promise to be broke<\/span>n<\/span>.<\/span> To prevent a repeat of the abuses that characterized the CAQ administration, we propose the creation of a <\/span>P<\/span>arliamentary Budget Director.<\/span> \u00bb<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013<\/span> Charles Milliard<\/span>,<\/span> Leader of the Official Opposition<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>\u00ab <\/span>The Parti Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois is deviating from the Auditor General\u2019s pre-election analysis and is referring to \u201csurprises\u201d in public finances. This is not serious, and it is very concerning for the remainder of this term<\/span>.<\/span> That is why it <\/span>is <\/span>essential that the PQ honor its own commitment and implement <\/span>a<\/span> PBD.<\/span> \u00bb<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013<\/span> Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Beauchemin,<\/span> O<\/span>fficial Opposition Critic for Finance and Revenue<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"circonscription":[],"dossier":[176],"langue":[173,174],"nouvelle-a-la-une":[],"class_list":["post-25443","communique","type-communique","status-publish","dossier-economie","langue-francais","langue-anglais"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/communique\/25443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/communique"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/communique"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"circonscription","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/circonscription?post=25443"},{"taxonomy":"dossier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dossier?post=25443"},{"taxonomy":"langue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/langue?post=25443"},{"taxonomy":"nouvelle-a-la-une","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nouvelle-a-la-une?post=25443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}