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Golden handshakes prove unnecessary in public service pullout
The piece argues the 1995 federal early retirement program cost Canada 2.3 billion dollars and could have cut 45 000 public service jobs without payouts. It suggests pork barrel politics and election motives as the program’s true aim, with critics noting the scheme funded severance to secure future votes.
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Paul Martin
Ottawa
Carleton University
Ian Lee
Clem Hobbs
Lee
Hobbs
Feds