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According to the Montreal Economic Institute, Justin Trudeau ranks first among Canadian prime ministers over the past 40 years when it comes to the expansion in the size of the civil service.
In a recent study, MEI notes, “over the past few decades, the number of employees in the federal public service has fluctuated somewhat under the mandate of successive governments under Justin Trudeau’s current government. However, we are witnessing a truly unprocessed identity expansion.”
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Renaud Brossard speaks on behalf of MEI and he says, “an expanding public service has consequences that adversely affect the economy, including undue competition with the private sector for employees. And that in turn exacerbates the already challenging talent market.”
Prime Minister Trudeau’s increase is a whopping 25 per cent.
Brossard joined a Conversation That Matters about the report and why a rapidly expanding civil service is a cause for concern. Learn More about our guests career at careersthatmatter.ca
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