Public service sick leave a ‘political winner’ for Conservatives in election: insiders

The budget estimates $900-million in savings from the public service disability and sick leave management system in 2015-16, with further savings of $200-million and $100-million projected for subsequent years.

The Conservatives are poised to push public service sick leave reform, viewing it as a “political winner” in its message to core constituencies ahead of the election even if it costs them a couple of Ottawa-area seats, insiders say.

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