The bottom line on this government's deficit action reduction plan is that there are literally indiscriminate job cuts right across federal departments and agencies; it's not looking carefully at where the cuts should be made. The institute has on many occasions offered to work with the government to identify efficiencies. As of this date, we've still had no take-up on our offer.
The institute would not take issue with the government planning efficiencies, but what we do take issue with is arbitrary cuts that put Canadians' health and safety at risk. We're all aware of examples where Canadians have died because the regulatory system hasn't worked well. More job cuts obviously impact Canadians' health and safety.