“There are way too many bureaucrats,” Poilievre said. “I’m going to reduce the size of the bureaucracy and the state.”
Poilievre is right to reduce Ottawa’s taxpayer-funded payroll. And his ability to live up to his promise to “fix the budget and bring Canadians the relief they desperately need” will be directly tied to his ability to shrink the bureaucracy. That’s because the bureaucracy now consumes half of the federal government’s day-to-day spending.
The size of the bureaucracy exploded under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He added a jaw-dropping 108,000 employees to the federal payroll, with the cost of the bureaucracy soaring 73%. Alarm bells likely went off in empty government offices this week when Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to shrink the size of the bureaucracy.
Less than half of the government’s own performance targets are consistently met by federal departments each year, according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer. And yet the feds handed out $1.5 billion in bonuses since 2015, ‘cuz it’s 2015-ish.
One egregious example is the $102 million in bonuses the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. handed out since 2020, despite a housing affordability crisis.
Another is the Bank of Canada printing up $20 million in bonus cheques in 2022, when inflation reached a 40-year high and central bankers cranked up interest rates seven times.
Poilievre is right to promise to cut the size of the bureaucracy and stop handing out bonuses for failure. His ability to make life more affordable depends on his ability to live up to that promise.
Canadians are tired of paying for too many bureaucrats who do little more than trip over themselves. Canadians want more efficient government, tax relief and an end to run-away deficits. That starts with fewer bureaucrats.
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Poilievre is right to reduce Ottawa’s taxpayer-funded payroll. And his ability to live up to his promise to “fix the budget and bring Canadians the relief they desperately need” will be directly tied to his ability to shrink the bureaucracy. That’s because the bureaucracy now consumes half of the federal government’s day-to-day spending.
The size of the bureaucracy exploded under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He added a jaw-dropping 108,000 employees to the federal payroll, with the cost of the bureaucracy soaring 73%. Alarm bells likely went off in empty government offices this week when Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to shrink the size of the bureaucracy.
Less than half of the government’s own performance targets are consistently met by federal departments each year, according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer. And yet the feds handed out $1.5 billion in bonuses since 2015, ‘cuz it’s 2015-ish.
One egregious example is the $102 million in bonuses the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. handed out since 2020, despite a housing affordability crisis.
Another is the Bank of Canada printing up $20 million in bonus cheques in 2022, when inflation reached a 40-year high and central bankers cranked up interest rates seven times.
Poilievre is right to promise to cut the size of the bureaucracy and stop handing out bonuses for failure. His ability to make life more affordable depends on his ability to live up to that promise.
Canadians are tired of paying for too many bureaucrats who do little more than trip over themselves. Canadians want more efficient government, tax relief and an end to run-away deficits. That starts with fewer bureaucrats.
OPINION: Poilievre right to shrink Ottawa’s bloated bureaucracy — Toronto Sun
Alarm bells likely went off in empty government offices this week when Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to shrink the size of the bureaucracy. “There are way too many bureaucrats,” Poilievre said. “I’m going to reduce the size of the bureaucracy and the state.” Poilievre is right to...
