Here are some ways to revolutionize the federal government for tomorrow’s challenges
The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with people and management expertise. That’s how we modernize this government.
Carney ‘buries Caesar’ by admitting his own mistakes
I’m willing to bet Mark Carney’s numbers continue to be solid, and I bet the Canadians paying attention actually give him credit for admitting mistakes and fixing them.
Carney could ‘weed out bad apples’ with his high expectations for federal public service
Top public servants might straighten up and self-correct if they know the prime minister isn’t afraid of swift discipline, say former bureaucrats, who welcome Carney’s ‘sound management practices.’
Canada’s government and banks are stuck on oil—and this is a problem
Economic success will only succeed if we become an innovation nation, not a petrostate. We have great talent in Canada and many ambitious entrepreneurs with world-class ideas. That is where we should be putting our economic muscle. And this is Carney’s test.
Senate passes Carney’s controversial nation-building bill, citing ‘trust’ in the government
Mi’kmaw Senator Paul Prosper says Bill C-5 is a ‘betrayal’ of reconciliation, saying it shouldn’t pass without proper consultation with Indigenous leaders. ‘We do not want success and progress to come on the backs of Indigenous Peoples.’
MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Globe columnist Andrew Coyne who offers a path away from Canada’s anti-democratic system in his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy
In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Andrew Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and how the shortcomings in Canada’s electoral system are putting a squeeze on democracy. It’s not pretty.
As the U.S. follows Israel into Iran, where is Canada’s voice?
Canada needs bold diplomacy, not cautious complicity, as the Middle East tilts toward a wider war.
Carney’s quiet public service revolution
The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.
Carney may have hoped for more, but he should take what he got at G7 Summit
Whatever problems the India reset may pose in the future, and however disappointing it may be to have not seen the G7 make any real progress on Ukraine or trade disputes, when Donald Trump left Alberta, the summit was not a fiasco.
Carney’s riding high right now, but his real tests are yet to come
Canadians will need clear evidence that there is a strategy to deliver real change and the political stamina to withstand a process that will also be highly disruptive.
