No, if you want to reduce the size of government, you actually have to take the step of saying "we will no longer do this function as part of government" or "we will no longer provide this subsidy or payment".  If all you do is slash funding (reduce taxes), all you do is continue to provide the same service via deficit spending.  Whoever wants to shrink government has to actually have the courage to do both.  Harper actually did make cuts to services, and they were unpopular with many.  I did not like many of them, but he had the courage to make those cuts.  Again, there is no "deep state" to kill here and especially no "deep state" in Canada.  More ridiculous conspiracy theories.  You may have folks who like the job they are doing and want to keep doing it.  The service may have been useful but the government can't afford to do everything.  So some civil servants are unhappy with cuts.  That is not a deep state conspiracy, that is human nature.  No fire here, barely any smoke.