public sector

9:13AM
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Federal government should listen to Canadians and trim the bureaucracy

From 2015 to March 2024, the number of federal employees grew from 257,034 to 367,772.


4:30AM
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Growing the government won’t help Canada’s economy

The Trudeau government has recorded the five-highest years of federal spending in Canadian history.


11:30AM
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Economic growth crucial for both the private economy and government sector

If current trends continue, people in countries such as Estonia, Korea and Turkey will have higher living standards than Canadians.


3:30AM
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Federal government increased number of public service employees by more than 40%

Since 2015, living standards in the U.S. grew by nearly three times as much as in Canada.


9:57AM
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Government-sector job growth dwarfs private-sector job growth across Canada

From February 2020 to June 2023, the number of government jobs increased by 11.8 per cent compared to only 3.3 per cent in the private sector.


1:48PM
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Explosive government-sector job growth in B.C. dwarfs growth in private sector

From February 2020 to June 2023, total employment in B.C. increased by 111,500 jobs—including 104,400 in the government sector.


12:21PM
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Public and private sector—a tale of two recoveries

Between February 2020 and July 2022, public-sector employment increased by 366,800 jobs compared to 56,100 jobs in the private sector.