If he gets the clearance he will be gagged and won't be allowed to talk about it. He's smart by not getting it. The liberals are so caught up on that because they have nothing better on him.
As for where to cut, have a referendum, people pick 10 most important things to them out of this list:
Here is an alphabetical list of links to current Government of Canada Departments, Agencies, Crown Corporations, Special Operating Agencies and other related organizations.
www.canada.ca
At the end, top 10 is chosen, rest is abolished.
That would be a good start. Provinces and cities need to do the same.
Next would be to introduce more accountability in overall spending on projects. For example, Arrivescam. Things like that need to stop. For every dollar spent, there needs to be proof that a dollar or more will be generated, or that a dollar could be cut somewhere else. Cuts should always be priority.
If that means we get less services, then so be it. As long as it translates to extra money back in our pockets and in the pockets of business. We need to grow industry here, instead of pushing everything away. One way to do that, is to simply get out of the way, and let industry happen.