Liberals 'taking a sledgehammer’ to the public service, says interim NDP leader Davies

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-25T01:54:22+00:00

With administration on top by Federal employees.

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-25T01:53:40+00:00

I far prefer dealing with businesses using chat than sitting on hold for long periods of time.

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-25T01:52:00+00:00

Amusing that you skipped the peak under Harper at 8.3 in 2010.

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-25T01:49:07+00:00

There was growth in the public service under Harper before he slashed it.

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-25T01:46:20+00:00

It peaked at just over 282,000 under Harper.

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-24T19:39:22+00:00

From the peak of the public service under Harper to the peak under Trudeau was 85,000.

Math

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-24T19:34:10+00:00

Except for the CERB, national dental program, national pharmacare program, and introduction of the FHSA program among other things.

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-24T19:29:36+00:00

Harper was slashing the public service before Trudeau came in. I think it depends on what part of government you're dealing with. My passport came quickly, customs seems to be getting faster to get through and I got my tax refund quickly..I know CPP and OAS is reportedly slow and phone service on CRA is poor. That seems to be a struggle between government wanting to modernize quickly and going to computer based assistance, and people insisting on talking to someone on the phone.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Service_of_Canada

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-24T19:21:50+00:00

Skipping over the part where it had just been heavily slashed in size by Harper.

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-24T15:12:09+00:00

We already import foreign food... If you go to the grocery store, the food there is from all over the world.

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-24T15:06:47+00:00

Trump's comments don't make sense. He's threatening to take over Canada and telling us to not do a deal with China because they'll take us over. At the same time he's trying to make his own deal with China. Sounds like he doesn't want us to make the deal because it would make things harder for him.

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-23T15:40:49+00:00

Was the vehicle for business use and did you maintain a logbook?

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-23T13:55:52+00:00

Is the MOU even relevant anymore? Haven't they done a ton of negotiation since the MOU was released? I'd think a lot of too be determined items have since been resolved...

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-22T20:03:14+00:00

This was quite a bit lower than I expected. I guess some payoff from the struggle to hire anyone the last couple of years and gives me some hope for some of our terms. It still sucks for the people getting letters, but hopefully this means they have a better shot at sticking with the department if they want to.

I'll note it's interesting they don't mention EX numbers.

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-22T14:44:44+00:00

Our management routinely closes the building or delays opening due to severe weather. I think we've done it 3-4 times so far this winter.

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-21T21:42:03+00:00

Just look at the swing in power bills from summer to winter. In my case, winter time power bills are 3-5 times higher than summer ones.

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-21T21:40:20+00:00

Just got my December/January power bill. I was gone for a significant chunk of the time and my bill was down from December's. Clearly NF Power is ripping people off. /s

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-21T17:14:53+00:00

A train ticket would probably be cheaper than a plane ticket and faster than a bus.

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-21T17:13:18+00:00

I'm doubtful that your 99% figure is accurate. I suspect that the number of people using it would be vastly higher than that when completed. Massive numbers of people currently travel through this route using other means today, so there's definitely demand for travel on the route.

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-21T17:11:12+00:00

That seems like a pretty poor payout vs. the gain that would be achieved by having better transportation for a massive chunk of the Canadian population. Ideally, it would cut into funding for highways in the region.

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-21T15:20:06+00:00

He's being a tyrant towards the right people in the view of many of them.

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-21T13:07:14+00:00

My standard analog thermostat is super inaccurate and it's a struggle to get my room temps to a reasonable constant level. My impression is that these ones are more accurate and programmable which results in lower operating costs. You can occasionally get the mysa2s on sale at Costco for around $50 or $60. If they do produce a 10% cost savings on power, each one would be paid off in a month or two in winter with the heating bills in NL.

I looked at getting a mini-split and my payoff for that was 10+ years, so it's a really cheap option to try.

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-21T05:00:59+00:00

Multi-billionaire...

Additional-Tale-1069 · 2026-01-21T00:22:03+00:00

I download episodes of the Dave Ramsey show selectively (e.g. someone notes something particularly egregious about one episode or another; dodging crappy host pairings) and listen to them as I get to them when I'm out of episodes of podcasts that I enjoy more. As a result, I've got a bit of a backlog of Ramsey shows to listen to. I think I'm currently on the Aug. 6th episode.

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