For taxpayers, however, it’s [pay equity] a rip-off. And it has nothin…

Stephen Harper
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For taxpayers, however, it’s [pay equity] a rip-off. And it has nothing to do with gender. Both men and women taxpayers will pay additional money to both men and women in the civil service. That’s why the federal government should scrap its ridiculous pay equity law.
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