More than 10,000 hired in their six years in power
When the B.C. government released its latest fiscal update two weeks ago, most of the attention was focused on the rising debt and deficit levels. But buried deep within the books was a different trend line, one that’s costing taxpayers billions of dollars and accelerating at a staggering rate — government hiring.
That means New Democrats will have hired more than 10,850 new FTEs in six years, swelling the ranks of the core civil service to 45,217 FTEs. The NDP government has long argued its hiring spree is necessary due to a shortage of teachers, nurses, doctors, long-term care aides and more. But those positions aren’t counted in the 31 per cent growth in core government, they are part of a larger 500,000-person “public sector,” which is also ballooning but not tracked by the province’s financial updates.
“We’re running a massive deficit, taxes have gone up dramatically, the debt has doubled in six and a half years, none of this is sustainable,” said Stone. And some of it remains mysterious, such as 600 FTEs “for other Budget 2023 priorities” which could mean anyone and anything the New Democrats please.
One area of massive growth inside core government is called the “service delivery agencies,” where hiring is forecast to grow at a rate of 33 per cent this year.
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