Liberals expect to make department spending reviews permanent

NDP MP Erin Weir is pushing the Trudeau government for greater clarity on its promised departmental reviews, expressing concern that they are merely a 'euphemism for cuts to public services that Canadians rely on.'

Treasury Board President Scott Brison, pictured, and Finance Minister Bill Morneau will lead upcoming reviews of federal departments, slated to start this year. However, the NDP worries that the undefined reviews are merely code for cost-cutting exercises. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

July 5, 2017

The Trudeau government is planning to repeat a round of audits of federal departments and agencies promised in this year's budget in future years as well, putting multiple government institutions in the crosshairs annually. Jean-Luc Ferland, press secretary to...

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