Why we should start public service cuts at the top

A top-heavy bureaucracy has weighed down innovation, delayed decisions, and strained the relationships needed to move Canada forward.
Shafqat Ali
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali. Reducing the size of the public service must be approached with both purpose and precision, writes Dani Srour.

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