In your previous question, Mr. Chambers, you didn't specify that you were concerned with the public service. You just talked about employment in Canada, and of course my objective is for more Canadians to have good jobs. The budget does, though, make clear that we believe it's important, when it comes to the public service, to have a levelling off. You will see clearly in the budget text that we're going to see the size of the public service, over time, decrease by 5,000 employees. That is absolutely appropriate. It is part of responsible fiscal management.
On May 7th, 2024. See this statement in context.