There are easy solutions for the government to both raise revenue and rein in spending in a way that is fair and beneficial for Canadians, and that doesn’t compromise services Prime Minister Mark Carney is about to break a campaign promise made just a few months ago that will hurt Canadians in the middle of Donald Trump’s trade war. During the federal election, the Liberal Party platform in April clearly stated its commitment to “capping, not cutting, public service employment.” Fast forward to Carney’s first budget, and the federal government is ready to slash public service jobs at a rate not seen in decades when we should be reinforcing its ranks to tackle this economic crisis. For Canada’s public servants, this is not new. Public servants are used to being scapegoated as the source of government overspending or used as a bargaining chip to appease fiscal hawks. Justin Trudeau’s Liberals resorted to arbitrary cuts to the public service to win back public support as it waxed a...
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