Former Privy Council clerk predicts federal debt will lead to public service cuts in Canada

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Former Privy Council clerk predicts federal debt will lead to public service cuts in Canada
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\u0027There will probably be some fiscal correction coming in 2021 or 2022 across the country,\u0027 Michael Wernick said in an interview

And even without the $1 trillion debt, Wernick said the public service was “likely to become smaller” because of technology.

“One of the consequences of all this work from home experience is that ministers will figure out it really doesn’t matter where those public servants are, they can be brought together for work teams and projects,” said Wernick. “The federal service, it will be smaller, it will be less concentrated in Ottawa.

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