In their scathing critique, former bureaucrats Scott Clark and Peter DeVries lambasted the Harper government for keeping internal budget records secret, picking a fight with the PBO, and
introducing omnibus budget bills that are «a disgrace and an insult to Parliament and to Canadians.»
Not exact matches
In the 2007
Budget Omnibus Bill, the previous government amended the Financial Administration Act to eliminate the need to
introduce a Borrowing Authority Act for any new borrowing requirements.
BUt when it comes to reforming Albany, the advocates have some powerful partners, not the least of which is the New York Times, which editorialized today that «the need for reform goes far beyond the
budget» and urged Cuomo to «immediately — next week —
introduce an
omnibus ethics reform
bill.»
Lately, it has become common to
introduce one
omnibus Budget Implementation
Bill.
After the government
introduced implementing amendments to the Patent Act in
omnibus budget Bill C - 43, the statutory amendments passed into law a mere 54 days later in December 2014.
The government also
introduced Bill 65, the Prosperous and Fair Ontario Act (
Budget Measures), 2013 («
Bill 65»),
omnibus legislation designed to implement some of the proposals contained in the
Budget.
On November 14, 2017, the Ontario government
introduced Bill 177, the Stronger, Fairer Ontario Act (
Budget Measures), 2017 (
Bill 177),
omnibus legislation supporting key reforms outlined in the 2017 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review (Fiscal Review), which was also released on that date.