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Public servants working in Ottawa\u2019s east got to enjoy some delicious food on Wednesday at a Barbeque organized by the PSAC NCR regional office. But burgers weren\u2019t the only thing drawing these federal employees to the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re trying to send a message to Tony Clement: enough is enough\u201d said a local PSAC activist.<\/p>\n
Treasury Board President Tony Clement is on a mission to cut $4 billion from public services.<\/p>\n
What Tony Clement does not understand is that when you cut and destroy public services, you are destroying Canada,\u201d said Larry Rousseau, Regional Executive Vice-President of the National Capital Region. \u201cThe PSAC is adamantly opposed to cutting public services to balance the books. The economic crisis was caused by the banking industry \u2013 not public service employees,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
In June, Clement said that more public sector layoffs would come. Despite the still fragile state of the economy, the Conservative government seems to think that sending more people to the unemployment line is the way to foster economic growth.<\/p>\n
In his June 8 speech, Clement said: \u201cWe’ll all need to ask fundamental questions about the programs and services we provide…. Should we still be doing this \u2014 and doing it in this way? Does this have to be delivered by this organization? Why does it cost as much as it does? Can we find savings?\u201d<\/p>\n
A few months later,\u00a0the Canadian Press revealed<\/a> that the Harper government hired Deloitte, an American-based professional organization, to help find $4 billion in cuts. Taxpayers are paying Deloitte $90,000 per day for this service.<\/p>\n And Tony Clement says he wants to find savings\u2026.<\/p>\n