B ACKGROUNDER - MANITOBA’S LARGER PUBLIC SECTOR

taxpayer It is imperative for policy makers in Manitoba to shrink the public sector and, at the same time, facilitate the expansion of the private sector. [...] 132 • OCTOBER 2023 FRONTIER BACKGROUNDER MANITOBA’S LARGER PUBLIC SECTOR Public Sector Pay Outpaces Population Growth Before examining the growth in the various sectors of the Manitoba economy, it is important to consider population as a baseline. [...] Manitoba is near the bottom ranking for self-employed and in the middle of the pack for private sector employment. [...] He has a Master’s of Public Policy from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Regina. [...] The author of this study has worked independently and the opinions expressed are therefore their own, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the board of the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.