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Public services
Public services provide families with social and income security and during tough times families rely on these services more than ever. That is why we must make sure that services like health care, education, child care, community-based social services and elder care stay accessible and of the highest quality.
Canada has a twin-engine economy: a private sector engine and a public sector engine. The private sector engine is at half-throttle right now. Cutting back the public sector engine at the same time will slow the economy down even more. We need a strong public sector because it plays an important stabilizing role in the economy during turbulent times.
Investing in public services is the most effective way to create new jobs. A recent study by Infometrica proves it. For every billion dollars spent on tax cuts 5,600 jobs would be created. For every billion spent on physical infrastructure projects 15,800 jobs would be created. For every billion spent on public services (like health care, child care and education) about 20,000 jobs would be created.
What do you think about public services? Should government invest more in delivering these services to Canadians?
