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Reducing civil service a 'knee-jerk' reaction

Published December 2, 2008, 2:18 am, Daily Gleaner

The Liberal government may be willing to sacrifice the provincial civil service on the block of public opinion for the sake of a balanced budget, says a political scientist.

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