PBO won't have price tags for all campaign promises if snap election is called The Canadian government’s financial watchdog says he won’t be able to put price tags on some campaign promises if a widely anticipated federal election is called later this month. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Aug 02, 2021 8:22 PM ET | Last Updated: August 3 The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer was created in 2006 under the Stephen Harper government. Its mandate is to provide independent, non-partisan financial analysis.(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)