It’s clear federal civil servants have learned nothing – nothing – from the public backlash against their strike last year.
Public-sector union members were stunned by strong public opposition to their outrageous wages demands. I remember getting a chuckle at the expense of a PSAC (Public Service Alliance of Canada) member interviewed by the Ottawa Citizen in the strike’s early days.
The problem for the proles in Canada is that public service unions at all levels of government (including teachers and healthcare) constitute a very large, well organized and effective vote bloc that politicians fear.
All politicians kowtow to union demands. Tax payers foot the unsustainable bill.
If you haven’t read it, this is an excellent essay on the current state of affairs in Ottawa due largely to public servants refusing to return to the office.
Toronto has suffered a similar post covid desolation of its downtown.
Both cities vote reliably Liberal so frankly they are just getting the shitholes they voted for. I say that as a Toronto resident.
