To be fair, while the Trudeau government’s economic plan is failing miserably overall, it is actually working splendidly for one segment of the population that Freeland is in constant contact with: the federal public service. From 2015 to 2024, employment in federal departments and agencies increased 43 per cent, versus a measly 12 per cent increase in private-sector and self-employment.
Notably, the headcount at the Canada Revenue Agency increased 48 per cent to over 59,000, and the workforce at Employment and Social Development Canada increased 80 per cent to over 39,000. So while private-sector employment stagnates, the headcount at the federal agency that taxes private-sector workers increased at four times the private sector’s rate, and the headcount at the federal department that regulates and otherwise centrally plans private-sector employment has grown by over seven times the private sector’s rate.
Notably, the headcount at the Canada Revenue Agency increased 48 per cent to over 59,000, and the workforce at Employment and Social Development Canada increased 80 per cent to over 39,000. So while private-sector employment stagnates, the headcount at the federal agency that taxes private-sector workers increased at four times the private sector’s rate, and the headcount at the federal department that regulates and otherwise centrally plans private-sector employment has grown by over seven times the private sector’s rate.