That's outside of the savings the government expects to have by not replacing the roughly 11,000 civil servants who leave their jobs every year. And that's before they look at further cuts in the 2011-12 fiscal year.
On Monday, the Globe and Mail reported Public Works and Government Services Canada was laying off 700 staff over three years.
"I would say there are more [layoffs] coming, yes," Clement said after appearing at a House committee. "This was part of the 2010 strategic review, this is not part of the go-forward strategic and operating review."
He wouldn't say how many cuts to expect or which departments would be affected next.
"The strategic review has to go through a process of identifying potential layoffs and informing those individuals. I'm not going to do it by informing the media. The individuals in question should get the notice first," Clement said.
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