Public servant says spending review is ‘gutting the wrong people’ as notices continue to hit desks

Anne Lavergne is just one of 22,000 workers from across the federal public service who have received notices that their job may be at risk.

PSAC national president Sharon DeSousa, centre left, and vice-president Alex Silas join union members at a picket outside the West Block on Jan. 28. Newly released data identifies at least 8,230 jobs to be cut across dozens of departments via the workforce adjustment program.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MARLO GLASS

February 2, 2026

A public servant whose job has been cut says the comprehensive spending review is “gutting the wrong people” as she grapples with finding a new job after nearly three decades in the federal bureaucracy.

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