The federal government has handed out dozens of layoff notices ahead of announcing its budget next week that hopes to trim a projected $30-billion deficit. The layoffs involve five curators positions at the National Gallery of Canada and 50 contract employees, mostly scientists, at Environment Canada. Most of the contract employees were technicians and junior scientists, said Environment Canada spokesman Mark Johnson. They all work in areas of water, atmospheric science and technology mainly supporting senior scientists with their research. No full-time employees were being laid off, Mr. Johnson said. “We are implementing our business plan to deliver on our priorities in the context of government-wide fiscal restraint,” he said.
Saturday, June 04, 2011
Ottawa trims dozens of jobs
The federal government has handed out dozens of layoff notices ahead of announcing its budget next week that hopes to trim a projected $30-billion deficit. The layoffs involve five curators positions at the National Gallery of Canada and 50 contract employees, mostly scientists, at Environment Canada. Most of the contract employees were technicians and junior scientists, said Environment Canada spokesman Mark Johnson. They all work in areas of water, atmospheric science and technology mainly supporting senior scientists with their research. No full-time employees were being laid off, Mr. Johnson said. “We are implementing our business plan to deliver on our priorities in the context of government-wide fiscal restraint,” he said.
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Why not just get rid of Environment Canada, they are the only people I know who get paid big bucks to be wrong all the time anyway!
The previous poster obviously had not considered the politicians making this decision, when they said the "only people I know who get paid big bucks to be wrong all the time..."
Clearly this was a significant omission.
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