Attrition can be a tool to mitigate some of the pressures - but to achieve real savings Manitoba should conduct Program Reviews on government programs.   Are they still needed - and if so, are they efficient, effective and cost effective.

Programs that can't answer those questions positively - and aren't core provincial responsibilities - become prime candidates to be eliminated.   Only by stopping doing things can you free up resources to do what you need to do - or generate savings to reduce the deficit.