More than 50 percent of Canadians say the size and cost of the federal public service should be scaled back in the years ahead, a new poll suggests.
A Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) poll conducted by Leger found that 54 percent of respondents would like to see the federal bureaucracy trimmed while 24 percent want it maintained. Only 4 percent said it should be increased and 17 percent said they were uncertain.
Demographically, those aged 35 and older were more inclined to say the size and cost of the federal bureaucracy should be reduced compared to those aged 18 to 34. A notable 61 percent of adults aged 35 and up shared this perspective, in contrast to just 34 percent of the younger demographic….