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CHELSEA, QUE.—The stereotypical “Ottawa” bureaucrat arouses as much sympathy with the public at large as a billionaire grocery exec whose yacht gets stuck on a sandbar in some tropical tax haven. Less, perhaps. Unfair, or exaggerated, as the image might be, it persists: federal public servants—especially the Ottawa variety—have cushy pensions, generous leave provisions, ample salaries, recession-proof employment, union protections, long lunch hours, and work of little—or no—urgency.
Less time wasted commuting—up to two hours a day, and more, in cities like Toronto—and fewer greenhouse gases pumped into the atmosphere. Less stress—or different stress, at least—for the parents of young children, who are closer by for sudden school closures, illnesses, or child care disruptions. These families, a contingent the Liberals claims to care about, also save money on gasoline, parking, office lunches, clothing, and—if they can move to a smaller town—even housing.
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