Union leaders are warning of job cuts in the tens of thousands after Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Wednesday that the Liberal government’s budget will bring down the size of the public service to a “sustainable level.” Mr. Champagne made the comments just days before he will table the 2025 federal budget next Tuesday.
Andy L.
1d
Since Justin Trudeau assumed office in 2015, the size of the federal bureaucracy increased by about 42%, amounting to roughly 108,000 additional employees. Over the same period, the annual cost of that bureaucracy rose from some CA $40.2 billion in 2016-17 to approximately CA $69.5 billion in 2023-24, an increase of nearly 73%.
Martin Hoffmitz
20h
How will they get Liberal Votes anymore?
John Basilio
1d
Cut hard; cut deep.
Paul Young
23h
Why now
Founder - Moodys Private Client / Moodys Tax
1dOf course unions are “concerned” and warning of catastrophic results if cuts happen. 🙄 The reality is that the huge increase in the federal public sector is unsustainable and hard-working Canadians are getting tired seeing where their taxation dollars are being spent. Much waste and inefficiencies in the system. I, for one, hope for deep, deep cuts.