CCPA-NS report predicts Atlantic Canada will be hit hard by federal cuts

HALIFAX, NS – The Nova Scotia Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives will release a report called Public Disservice: the impact of federal government job cuts in Atlantic Canadaat a press conference in Halifax, NS, Tuesday.

The report makes projections for federal public sector job cuts in Atlantic Canada and discusses the breadth and depth of their impact on each province and on the region as a whole.  The report also makes recommendations to government based on its key findings.

What:               Press Conference to launch Public Disservice: the impact of federal
                        
government job cuts in Atlantic Canada

Who:                Christine Saulnier, Director CCPA-NS
                        Jeannie Baldwin, Regional Executive Vice-President, Public Service Alliance of  
                        Canada
                        Gary Corbett, National President, Professional Institute of the Public Service of
                        Canada

When:              11:00am AST, Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Where:             Delta Halifax

National and regional media are invited to take part in the press conference by phone. 

Toll-free:  1-866-596-5280
Conference id: 1514236

Contact, Lesley Thompson, 902-471-6201