Is Public Service An Election Target?

Both major Canadian political parties are looking at making the federal public service more efficient.

A column in the Globe and Mail by Konrad Yakabuski addresses the issue:

… it is hard to see how (Prime Minister Mark) Carney could meet his pledge to balance the operating budget within three years without outright reducing the size of the public service. That involves capping the increase in direct program expenses (as opposed to capital spending) at 2-per-cent annually, compared to annual growth of 9 per cent over the past decade. Personnel costs, which fall under operating spending, would necessarily have to be compressed.

You can read the Yakabuski column by clicking here. You need a Globe subscription to read the article.

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