Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan shot down rumours that the provincial government was planning on bringing back the so called "Rae Days" when civil servants were given unpaid days off to cut back on costs.
Public sector workers were forced to take unpaid days off during the recession of the early '90s when Bob Rae was the NDP premier.
The NDP lost a lot of votes among its labour union supporters for the move as Rae forced teachers, nurses, doctors and civil servants to take 10 days off each year without pay.
Rumours the Liberals were mulling a similar move came after reporters questioned Premier Dalton McGuinty on whether he was considering taking the cost-cutting step, much like California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had recently done.
McGuinty wouldn't say either way but Duncan told reporters Wednesday that the Liberal government will not take that step to save money during a troubled economy.
