More than half of Canadians want cuts to the federal public service: poll
- More than half of Canadians, 54 percent, want the size of the federal public service to be reduced, according to a Leger poll.
- Federal records show that the government has added almost 99,000 employees since 2016 and that personnel costs have risen by over 70 percent.
- The poll reveals that half of Canadians feel the quality of federal services has declined since 2016.
- The Canadian Research Insights Council notes that online surveys cannot be assigned a margin of error due to a lack of random sampling.
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Majority of Canadians Back Federal Public Service Cuts, Poll Finds
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 3…
More than half of Canadians want cuts to the federal public service: poll (Canada)
More than half of Canadians think the size and cost of the federal public service should be reduced in the coming years, a new Leger poll suggests. The poll suggests that 54 per cent of respondents want the federal bureaucracy cut, 24 per cent want it maintained, four per cent want it increased and ...

More than half of Canadians want cuts to the federal public service: poll
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Poll Shows Canadians Want Ottawa to Shrink Its Bloated Bureaucracy - Ottawa Life Magazine
A new Leger poll commissioned by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) reveals growing frustration among Canadians over the federal government’s expanding bureaucracy, with a clear majority calling for cuts to both its size and cost. According to the poll, 54 per cent of Canadians believe the federal bureaucracy should be reduced, while only 4 percent support further expansion. Among those with a clear opinion, a striking 66 percent favour dow…
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