• patatas@sh.itjust.works
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    17 days ago

    Notice the language: “without significant cuts”. The PBO did not say “without cuts”. This implies that cuts are assumed, it’s just a matter of degree.

    Anyway you also still refuse to address the contradiction inherent to your claim about “personal benefit” to unions raising the alarm.

    Not saying you’re a bad faith actor whose entire purpose on these forums is to sow doubt and muddy the waters, but I am saying that your actions are virtually indistinguishable from someone who is.

    Edit: huh, so another thing about the sentence you quoted is that it’s not even a direct quote from the PBO. Here’s a direct quote:

    “To balance or to pay for these types of additional spending there would need to be severe cuts to the public service, significant cuts,” Giroux said.

    https://ottawacitizen.com/public-service/carney-spending-public-service-cuts-pbo

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      17 days ago

      Currently, the main estimates don’t suggest major cuts to the public service, Giroux said.

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        17 days ago

        Yeah, that was in June, they hadn’t updated things yet and the 15% cuts hadn’t been announced either

        Again, not saying you’re a bad faith actor, but