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‘Lack of direction’: delayed release of mandate letters raises questions over government’s plans

The more than two-month wait so far in publicly releasing mandate letters is the longest delay following a major cabinet shuffle since the Trudeau Liberals took power in 2015.

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October 4, 2023

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A collation of the government’s 2022–23 departmental results reports shows 417,611.4 full-time jobs across the public service during the 2022-23 fiscal year, up from the 399,928.6 positions one year previous. That number is planned to shrink to 399,476.9 during 2023-24, and to 391,449 by 2024-25.

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‘Lack of direction’: delayed release of mandate letters raises questions over government’s plans

The more than two-month wait so far in publicly releasing mandate letters is the longest delay following a major cabinet shuffle since the Trudeau Liberals took power in 2015.

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