Environment Canada: The Big Clean-Up of 2012?
(firmenpresse) - OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 01/12/12 -- In its latest move to "improve the public service", the federal government has notified some 60 Environment Canada (EC) employees across the country that their valuable work is no longer required. These senior engineers, environmental compliance officers, biologists, climatologists and other professional public servants, represented by the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), perform such critical duties as reporting on pollution, monitoring water quality, and researching climate issues.
Significant budget reductions at EC over the past twelve months have left many positions unfilled at the department, many key programs have not been renewed, and others have been renewed but with dramatically reduced funding, including the Clean Air Regulatory Agenda. Worse, these surplus notices do not reflect the government's requirement to squeeze an additional 5% or 10% out of Environment Canada, as part of the Strategic and Operating Review process. In addition, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty admitted earlier this week that some federal departments may face even deeper cuts.
"While the government pays lip service to protecting the interests of all Canadians, it continues to target science-based departments, the front line when it comes to protecting our environment and the health of our citizens", said Gary Corbett, President of the Professional Institute. "It calls it streamlining the public service. But when you look at its priorities and its actions, this government is clearly relegating the protection of Canadians to the backburner in favour of the bottom line".
"Canadians have every right to ask their government how less regulatory oversight of key industries, reduced environmental protection and fewer independent public service professionals tasked with ensuring their health and well-being somehow adds up to a better Canada", concluded Corbett.
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada represents some 60,000 professionals and scientists across Canada's public sector.
Contacts:
Pierre Villon
(613) 228-6310 extension 2228
(613) 794-9369 (cell)
Themen in dieser Pressemitteilung:
Unternehmensinformation / Kurzprofil:
Datum: 12.01.2012 - 16:25 Uhr
Sprache: Deutsch
News-ID 103714
Anzahl Zeichen: 0
contact information:
Town:
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
Kategorie:
Associations
Diese Pressemitteilung wurde bisher 302 mal aufgerufen.
Die Pressemitteilung mit dem Titel:
"Environment Canada: The Big Clean-Up of 2012?"
steht unter der journalistisch-redaktionellen Verantwortung von
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (Nachricht senden)
Beachten Sie bitte die weiteren Informationen zum Haftungsauschluß (gemäß TMG - TeleMedianGesetz) und dem Datenschutz (gemäß der DSGVO).
