'Just a slash and burn': Bhagwant Sandhu on Carney's public service cuts
Release Date: 07/25/2025
'Just a slash and burn': Bhagwant Sandhu on Carney's public service cuts
The Hill Times' Hot Room
Former senior civil servant and Hill Times columinst Bhagwant Sandhu weighs in on the looming cuts to the federal public service, in an interview with Peter Mazereeuw.
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The Hill Times' Hot Room
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info_outlineFormer senior civil servant and Hill Times columinst Bhagwant Sandhu weighs in on the looming cuts to the federal public service, in an interview with Peter Mazereeuw.