When it comes to reducing the size of Canada’s bloated public service, Prime Minister Mark Carney is a study in bafflegab. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYDuring the federal election, Carney committed to “capping, not cutting, public service employment.”We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Article contentBut recently Carney changed that to reducing the federal bureaucracy “naturally through attrition,” which means not replacing employees who quit or retire. During Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government from 2015 to 2024, the federal bureaucracy grew by 43%, from 257,034 employees to 367,772, an increase of 110,738.