OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s promise to cut the public service through attrition is “misleading” and “reckless,” says the head of a federal union.

Carney was asked by reporters last week whether he plans to keep his election promise to cap — not cut — the public service as his government looks to find operational savings. The prime minister responded that the cap “relates to the overall level and the adjustments that will happen naturally through attrition.”

“There’s a certain age cohort in the public sector. People leave employment, whether it’s in the public or private sector, for a variety of reasons. Attractive opportunities outside, retirement on the other side. So we’ll be managing through that,” Carney said.

Sharon DeSousa, national president of the Public Service Allian

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