More than half of Canadians want cuts to the federal public service: Poll

OTTAWA — More than half of Canadians think the size and cost of the federal public service should be reduced in the coming years, a new Leger poll suggests.

The poll suggests that 54 per cent of respondents want the federal bureaucracy cut, 24 per cent want it maintained, four per cent want it increased and 17 per cent are unsure.

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The poll, which was conducted online and can’t be assigned a margin of error, cited federal records that indicate the government has added almost 99,000 employees since 2016 and p