This is The Week in Polling, your Saturday dose of interesting numbers from top pollsters in Canada and around the world, curated by The Hub. Here’s what we’re looking at this week.
Nearly half of Canadians say they want a smaller federal government
Since he took office, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal government have hired nearly 109,000 additional employees to the Canadian government.
This represents a 42 percent increase over his nearly decade-long tenure. There are now over 367,000 employees working for the federal government.
The total cost of these employees was $67.4 billion in 2023, a record high.
