I joined the public service in 1971. It was an exciting time, and as a young engineer I was given incredible freedom and encouragement to both learn and provide a service to the public. While I left the government for the private sector in 1995, I continued to observe the "system." Between 1971 and today, three trends have evolved, that together have had the effect of significantly reducing the ability of public servants to actually "serve the public" (Glory days gone, federal public service knocked off its moorings, say experts," The Hill Times, Aug. 2).

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