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Monday, March 14, 2011

Carol Goar: Harper’s shadow public service (in the Toronto Star)

"'They look like government employees, but they’re not,' [David Macdonald, a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives] said. They are exempt from the government’s normal hiring requirements such as bilingualism and proven ability to do the job. And they aren’t on the government payroll; their remuneration comes from a private outsourcing firm (which usually means they have no job security or benefits.)"

Full article: Goar: Harper’s shadow public service.

Why does it not surprise me that a government that preaches austerity should be found to be building up a parallel, increasingly expensive and unaccountable public service...?

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