Canada Picks Annette Ryan as Next Budget Watchdog

Annette Ryan will become Canada’s fourth parliamentary budget officer, an independent watchdog of government finances, after parliament approved her appointment on Tuesday.

“Ryan is a senior public servant with more than 30 years of experience in economic analysis, fiscal policy, taxation and public finance,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement Wednesday. “Her work will serve to raise the quality of parliamentary debate and promote greater budget transparency and accountability.”