Salgo: Public service cuts — we've seen massive reductions before | Unpublished
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Author: Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen
Publication Date: August 6, 2025 - 11:33

Salgo: Public service cuts — we've seen massive reductions before

August 6, 2025
As he prepares his first budget, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has asked federal ministers to find program spending cuts that will rise to 15 per cent by 2028-29. Calling this a comprehensive expenditure review and not mere cost-cutting, his office says it's about spending less running government in order to invest more in the productive capacity of the Canadian economy. Not to mention that we’ll soon be spending a lot more on defence. Read More


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