Pandemic pay hikes for government employees a tale of two Ontarios
Pandemic pay hikes for government employees a tale of two Ontarios
February 2, 2022
Ontario has been experiencing a tale of two pandemics. One is a fairy tale for bureaucrats, and the other is a grim story for the rest of us
By Jay Goldberg
Interim Ontario Director Canadian Taxpayers Federation
(Troy Media)
Ontario has been experiencing a tale of two pandemics. One is a fairy tale for bureaucrats, and the other is a grim story for the rest of us.
Bureaucrats working for the province and its major cities have been getting raises, while average Ontarians saw hour reductions, pay cuts, lost jobs, and shuttered small businesses.
Throughout the pandemic, nearly three-quarters of provincial bureaucrats received pay hikes. About 64,000 bureaucrats took home bigger paycheques over the past two years, costing the treasury over $75 million.
Numbers from Ontario’s major municipalities are even more shocking.
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