The Conservative government finds itself accused of being too kind to public servants after agreeing to a tentative deal with a major union that would see wages rise 5.3 per cent over three years.

In an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and Treasury Board President Stockwell Day, Canadian Federation of Independent Business president Catherine Swift condemns the terms as "outrageous" and a lost opportunity to save money by freezing salaries.

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