Public service job cuts loom as Ottawa misses spending and deficit targets

Canada’s ballooning public service has been bracing for spending and job cuts, and now unions are sounding the alarm that they are coming. With the federal deficit larger than anticipated, budget cuts and layoffs increasingly appear to be unavoidable.
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