election 2015

The truth behind Steven Harper’s open letter and Government Sick Leave and Pension Benefits

With 15 days left until Election Day, all parties are recognizing the importance of obtaining the votes of the federal public servants. On October 1st, 2015, Stephen Harper released his “open letter” to public servants; this comes almost a week after Justin Trudeau’s “open letter”. In Harper’s letter he makes comments such as “Canadians are [...]

The battle continues for public servants’ votes

With 20 days left until Election Day, the Liberals and the NDP continue fighting for the votes of the public service. The NDP has announced promises to halt further spending reviews or job cuts to the already fragile public service. The announcement comes four days after Justin Trudeau’s “open letter” to public servants which addressed [...]

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