Mr. Paul Moist at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

On October 17th, 2011. See this statement in context.

October 17th, 2011 / 4:55 p.m.

National President, Canadian Union of Public Employees

The percentage of GDP being spent on public services right now is under 30%. Toby Sanger will probably have the exact number.

We're at the lowest levels we've been in 50 years. The economy has grown. Public spending doesn't have to keep pace exactly with all growth in the economy, but the opposite has happened.

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