More problems than public sector: ShortallNobody — other than the province's economic recovery team — knows for sure what kind of recommendations are coming in the report from Dame Moya Greene and her team, but some believe, including Crosbie and NDP Leader Alison Coffin, there may be cuts coming to the province's public sector in order to stop the financial bleeding. For every 1,000 people, Newfoundland and Labrador has 109 public sector workers. Shortall said cutting back on the public sector is not the right move. "Those public sector workers provide those services that people need. labour president says public sector wages among lowest in Atlantic Canada CBC News Newfoundland Video 12:25 Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour President Mary Shortall says there are other issues that need to be addressed besides the public sector to help the province through its financial crisis.

Source: CBC News January 23, 2021 21:56 UTC