Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants

Too often well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review, it must be honest about what hasn’t worked and why.

On July 9 Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali launched a ‘red tape review’ of regulations across federal departments and agencies. It’s one of several ways the government can make operations more efficient as the Liberals launch a broad spending review, writes Ram Mathilakath.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY RAM MATHILAKATH

July 9, 2025

The government’s direction to reduce waste, streamline services, and

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