Charlottetown MP Sean Casey says he is hearing talk in Ottawa of
more cuts to civil service jobs.   Charlottetown MP Sean Casey
is worried about a repeat of last year's federal budget. (CBC)
Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will table the federal
budget Thursday afternoon. He's sent a memo to Conservative MPs
saying the budget will focus on infrastructure, training skilled
workers and the manufacturing industry.  But Casey is worried
there will be another round of federal job cuts, which will have
a disproportionate effect on Prince Edward Island.  "We saw it
in the last budget where the federal government cut the civil
service by 4.8 per cent across the country and double that in
Prince Edward Island," he said.  "They claim that the cuts were
even and we know otherwise. It means that this whole austerity
program will strike us harder than it will regions that have
year-round economies."  Casey is also concerned that the
Conservatives intend to pull back funding provided to the
provinces for labour forc