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Federal departments and agencies to cut 12,000 full-time equivalent positions over three years
The federal government plans to eliminate 12,000 full-time equivalent positions across departments and agencies over the next three years. Major cuts will hit Public Services and Procurement Canada hardest with nearly 1,800 positions gone, while Statistics Canada and Health Canada face losses of roughly 900 each. The reductions signal one of the more significant restructurings of the federal public service in recent memory, with ripple effects expected across core government operations.
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Public servant ‘scared’ to take government’s retirement offer due to issues with Phoenix pay system
Jennifer MacDougall, a federal public servant, says she is afraid to accept the government's early retirement offer after being told she owes roughly $10,500 due to an error in her pay file caused by the troubled Phoenix system. Her situation highlights a broader problem: employees cannot trust the accuracy of their own pay records, making major financial decisions feel like a gamble. The case underscores how Phoenix's legacy of errors continues to undermine workforce planning years after the system's troubled rollout.
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Canadians abroad call for increased voter turnout ahead of by-elections
Canadians living abroad are sounding the alarm over systemic hurdles that make it difficult to cast a ballot from overseas, warning that low expat turnout may be quietly shaping domestic election outcomes. With by-elections on the horizon, advocates are pushing for reforms to registration processes and mail-in ballot access. The stakes are real: an estimated 2.8 million Canadians live outside the country, a bloc large enough to swing close races.
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