“The cost of the federal bureaucracy increased by 73% since 2016, but it’s a good bet most Canadians aren’t seeing anywhere close to 73% better services from the government,” said Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Franco Terrazzano. “Taxpayers are getting soaked because the size and cost of the federal bureaucracy is out of control.” A report issued Wednesday by the Parliamentary Budget Officer revealed that taxpayers are paying $69.5 billion for federal personnel spending in 2023-24. The year after Trudeau took office, 2016-17, taxpayers paid $40.2 billion for federal bureaucracy, meaning the costs have since increased by 72.9% during that timeframe. https://tnc.news/2024/11/20/federal-bureaucracy-surges-trudeaus-tenure-pbo/