Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the upcoming federal budget will need to include adjustments to the public service workforce to bring it back to “sustainable” levels.
“Over the last few years, the civil service has increased at a level which I think is not sustainable,” Champagne told reporters at an Oct. 30 press conference. He said the government needs to ensure the size of the public service aligns with Canada’s needs.
“We need to bring back the civil service to a sustainable level. And I think people have seen, and they will see in the budget, if you look at how many people we have today and what we had before COVID-19, we need to get back to something more sustainable.”…