Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 22/07/2026In this photograph, PM Mark Carney is touring the Government Operations Centre - the nerve centre that leads the “integrated federal response to all-hazard events of a national interest.” The workforce there has been cut in half thanks to Carney’s public service cuts, from 100 to just 50 workers. 🧵 16280120
Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 22/07/2026In other words, to advance major projects “in the national interest” (like pipelines and military hardware), the PM has slashed the number of public sector workers who coordinate the response to emergencies “of a national interest”. 114729
Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 22/07/2026As @sharondesousa.bsky.social of @psac-afpc.bsky.social says, “Gutting it by almost half puts people across the country at risk, including frontline workers who are battling wildfires, supporting evacuations and risking their lives.” ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...ottawacitizen.comCarney government cut nearly half the jobs at nerve centre for managing wildfires: unionThe Carney government cut about 50 positions from the federal nerve centre responsible for managing forest fires, the union says. 113834