After pouring more than $900 million in taxpayer money into the beleaguered Phoenix pay system, the federal government is looking at eventually scrapping the software altogether. That's in addition to the $460 million already committed to both implement the pay system and resolve subsequent problems, according to the federal budget released Tuesday. The federal budget does not clarify whether any new system would be built by public servants, or the timeline for its implementation. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)Problems with the Phoenix pay system have also created tax headaches for public servants. Such files "tend to be proxies for overall fiscal performance and competence by the public," Khan said.

Source: CBC News February 27, 2018 21:29 UTC