public service
Inside the battle for Ottawa’s public-service vote
In Ottawa, it seems no end of Conservative candidates want civil servants to know how much they care. Oh, and the PM does too.
What Kevin Page gets wrong in his new book
The former Parliamentary Budget Officer delivers a rallying cry for public service reform, but his proposed solutions miss their mark
What else is in the latest omnibus budget bill?
Changes to how public service labour disputes are settled
Letters: On Canadian pride, female libido and Stephen Harper
Maclean’s readers weigh in
The quiet cuts
Job losses in the public service
10,980 fewer public sector jobs
The Harper government announces that it has eliminated 10,980 positions within the public sector in the last six months.
On the life and times of James Coyne and the role of a non-partisan public service
Too often we fall short in protecting key players in our democracy
Budget day
Yesterday, the Canadian Press pegged the cuts at $7 billion. Last night, the CBC reported the total will be closer to $4 billion. The Post says it’ll be around $5 billion, with the elimination of approximately 25,000 public service jobs. MP and public servant pensions will be changed. The House of Commons will trim its budget by 6.9%. And the hiring tax credit for small businesses will be extended for another year.
Is now a good time?
Stephen Gordon projects the sort of job cuts the public service might be facing.
Windsor to offer bilingual political science degree
Program aimed at creating public servants
Environment Canada readies for massive job cuts
“Turmoil” reigns after hundreds of staffers told they could be let go
Federal agency handed four contracts without fair competition
Report concludes contracts worth as much as $80,000 went to favoured workers