Ottawa ‘Rubber Stamped’ Raises for 336,188 Bureaucrats, Says Taxpayers Federation

Ottawa ‘rubber stamped’ raises for 336,188 bureaucrats, says Taxpayers Federation

That study found that, after controlling for factors including gender, age, marital status, education and size of firm, Canadian workers at the three levels of government saw a 4.8 per cent wage premium, on average, compared to their private-sector counterparts in 2024. Even taking into account the wage difference between unionized and non-unionized workers, the premium was three per cent. The post Ottawa ‘rubber stamped’ raises for 336,188 bure…

Stop giving bureaucrats bonuses for failure

If you missed about half of your performance targets, would you expect to receive a bonus? The answer for folks in most jobs is an unequivocable “no.” Not so if you work for the federal government.  According to documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, federal government executives pocketed over $200 million in bonuses last year despite the fact that federal departments met just 54 per cent of their performance goals.  And we’re …