In last week’s budget, the Government of Canada offered important incremental progress on a handful of equity issues but fails to allocate resources to get real work done.
We need to aim higher and address inequities facing marginalized communities.
Federal Budget
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Budget misses the mark in providing mental health support to Black public service workers
PSAC is in favour of all measures that support the mental health of our members and recognize the particular impact that racial trauma and discrimination have on Black, Indigenous, and other racialized workers. However, the 2022 federal budget does not go far enough.
Budget 2022 makes progress, but falls short on Phoenix, public services
PSAC welcomes the government’s investments in making life more affordable for Canadian workers and their families. The 2022 budget makes firm commitments to investment in dental care, housing and affordable child care infrastructure which PSAC has long been fighting for.
However, it fails to deliver on creating a strong and resilient federal public service that Canadians can depend on when they need it most.
Budget 2022: A strong public sector is key to our economy
PSAC is urging the federal government to focus on strong public services in its 2022 budget to build a more resilient economy that puts people first.
Long-term investment in public services lacking in 2021 budget
We are looking to the government to make an immediate and genuine commitment to learn the lessons of the pandemic and to fund a public service that can develop and deliver the programs Canadians need.
Budget 2021: PSAC welcomes historic child care funding and $15 minimum wage
PSAC welcomes the measures in the 2021 budget that respond to the needs of Canadians hardest hit by the pandemic.
Budget 2021 must offer real change for Canadians
The federal government must show they have learned the most important lesson of this pandemic in their 2021 budget – it is time to make real, lasting, and systemic change that will improve the lives of workers.
Budget 2021 must move Canada forward to a better future
In our submission to the Ministry of Finance’s consultation on the 2021 Budget, the Public Service Alliance of Canada made recommendations that the Government of Canada put in place programs and investments that will ensure that Canadians come out of the pandemic with a brighter, more secure future.