TORONTO — Finance Minister François Philippe Champagne acknowledged Thursday that "adjustments" are coming to the public service as Ottawa looks to trim its spending in the fall budget.

Champagne was in the Greater Toronto Area for the second day of meetings with Prime Minister Mark Carney and the rest of cabinet ahead of Parliament's return in less than two weeks.

Champagne told reporters Thursday morning he has received responses from his colleagues to his request earlier this summer for cuts of 15 per cent in day-to-day spending over the next three years.

When asked whether the spending reduction plan might include public service layoffs, he said the government "will find adjustments."

The pace of public sector growth during the COVID-19 pandemic was "not sustainable," he said.

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