Ontario taxpayers are footing the bill for almost 219,000 new public sector workers who were added to the payroll in just over six years... when the current Dalton McGuinty government first gained power, according to Statistics Canada.And up another 19 percent this year.
The Liberals, rebounding from the recession and with a projected deficit this year of almost $20 billion, has been touting a two-year public sector freeze to help stem the red ink.
Last year’s Salary Disclosure revealed that 53,572 Ontario public servants made more than $100,000 in 2008 — up 26% from the previous year.
That's why we call him McSlippery.
