Feds set to start mechanism for strategic and operational review

Treasury Board President Tony Clement told CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning last week that the government's top priority is to start the ball rolling to balance the budget a year ahead of schedule.

New Treasury Board President Tony Clement, who said last week that he's prepared to shut down government programs and shrink the public service to help cut the deficit, will find a "supermarket shelf of potential items" that could be cut in order to find the $11-billion in cumulative savings the ...

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