Tories hit hustings, won’t give more details on proposed $4-billion in cuts to departments

PSAC president John Gordon says '$4-billion out of the public service is a hell of a lot of money.'

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's dead-in-the-water budget released last week called for the review of all government departments and $4-billion in annual cuts by 2014, but critics say the Conservatives, who were defeated on a non-confidence motion on March 25, won't give more details until after t...

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