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TORONTO — Senjuti Sarker needed to renew her passport for an upcoming trip to Europe but her attempt at doing so failed Wednesday after federal public service workers went on strike.
Sarker was among many Canadians feeling the effects of the strike by more than 155,000 public servants that began after the country's biggest federal public-sector union and the government failed to reach a deal by a Tuesday evening deadline. Laura Fisher was one of the few at the downtown Toronto office who were able to renew their passports after meeting the criteria for an emergency situation. She said she needed to attend a memorial in the United States for a friend who had died.
"It's ironic a lot of people complain about government services and how there's too many of them, but the reality is we need them," he said outside the office.
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