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Canada’s budget watchdog is walking back his most charged criticisms of Mark Carney’s fiscal policy, but says the government’s decision to drop its debt-to-GDP guideline is a major shift that warrants more public debate.

Soon after Jason Jacques was appointed interim parliamentary budget officer in September, he called the Canadian government’s debt position “unsustainable” and “stupefying,” pointing to the prime minister’s mounting spending pledges.

The comments drew criticism from previous budget officers including Kevin Page, who said the language was inappropriate for a non-partisan official offering financial and economic analysis to parliamentarians.

In an interview with Bloomberg News, Jacques said he sti

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