Minister Ali says operating cuts, red-tape reduction will drive Treasury Board’s fall agenda

As Ottawa shrinks the public service to rein in operating spending, Shafqat Ali declines to estimate how many involuntary departures may still be needed, while PSAC urges a reassessment of the cuts.
Shafqat Ali
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali says he expects to release an overdue progress update on nearly 500 red-tape initiatives sometime this session.

Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali says cutting government operating costs and advancing Ottawa’s red-tape reduction agenda will be his top priorities this fall, as a government-wide spending review aims to reduce the federal public service by about 16,000 full-time-equi...

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