Matteo Cimellaro

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This Liberal MP is sharing tips on how to shrink a government department

This Liberal MP is sharing tips on how to shrink a government department

Corey Hogan has 10 lessons he learned from being a public servant who had to find savings in the Alberta government. Corey Hogan has some suggestions for his government on how to cut department spending. The new MP for the riding of Calgary Confederation was a deputy minister in the Alberta government from 2016-2020, working as the head of government...

Ottawa and Gatineau will 'bear the brunt' of public service cuts: report

Ottawa and Gatineau will 'bear the brunt' of public service cuts: report

A new analysis finds the government could cut the equivalent of more than 24,000 full-time jobs in the National Capital Region. Almost half of the job losses that could come from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s public service cuts would be in the National Capital Region, according to a new analysis from a left-leaning think tank. Article content In the analysis...

What will Carney's 15 per cent cut mean for the public service?

What will Carney's 15 per cent cut mean for the public service?

Public servants’ anxieties came true last week when Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters to ministers asking them to find savings of 15 per cent from their departments over three years. Article content There were a few federal organizations spared by the exercise, including the offices of the auditor general, parliamentary budget officer, and the Supreme Court of Canada. The...

Treasury Board looks to cut 'unnecessary red tape'

Treasury Board looks to cut 'unnecessary red tape'

The federal government is launching a “red tape review” with the hope of eliminating “outdated and overcomplicated regulations” to boost economic growth. Within the next 60 days, ministers will review regulations within their portfolios and take the steps to remove outdated or duplicated requirements, Shafqat Ali, president of the Treasury Board, announced Wednesday

Carney's spending promises will require 'significant cuts' to the public service: PBO

Carney's spending promises will require 'significant cuts' to the public service: PBO

Capping the public service will not be enough to pay for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s tax cut and defence spending promises, says Yves Giroux, Canada’s parliamentary budget officer. Carney has promised to pass a tax cut for the middle class by Canada Day, reducing the lowest marginal tax rate from 15 to 14 per cent. The cut is expected to...

Stephen Harper's former chief of staff says a Poilievre government could move 'quickly' to cut the public service

Stephen Harper's former chief of staff says a Poilievre government could move 'quickly' to cut the public service

For Ian Brodie, time is of the essence to reduce the federal budget. If Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives win the federal election, they could move at lightening speed to shrink the size of the public service. That’s according to Ian Brodie, a former chief of staff of prime minister Stephen Harper, who believes the most surefire way to usher in deregulation...

Now there are three court challenges against Ontario nuclear waste disposal facility

Now there are three court challenges against Ontario nuclear waste disposal facility

Legal challenges against a nuclear waste facility slated for construction near the Ottawa River continue to rise. On Wednesday, a coalition made up of a First Nation and environmental groups launched a legal challenge against the federal government and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) over the issuing of Species at Risk Act (SARA) permits to the company.

First Nation wants feds to disallow permits for nuclear waste site

First Nation wants feds to disallow permits for nuclear waste site

An Algonquin nation is asking the federal government to refuse to issue permits for a nuclear waste facility on the banks of the Ottawa River. Kebaowek First Nation said the request for permits under the Species at Risk Act should be turned down and the nuclear research company should have to do more to mitigate environmental risks associated with its...