The Confederation Building is seen above the trees on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 12, 2025. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Commentary
Gosh. That was fast. Problem solved. A spokesperson for the finance minister says his call for across-the-board cuts based on finding efficiencies is “a long-term transformation of government.” And here some of us thought it meant a long-term slog through inertia and perverse incentives past the bones of umpteen failed efforts to trim fat instead of cutting programs.
