Canada’s public service leaders must consider innovative technologies to ensure a seamless transition to hybrid work
For the first time since COVID-19 hit in 2020, tens of thousands of public servants are heading back to offices in downtown Ottawa and Gatineau, Que., and elsewhere across the country as the federal government looks to balance remote work with in-person teamwork and collaboration. Since the transition began mid-January, the shift to hybrid work […]
DND’s capital program is eviscerated: Alan Williams
Re: “Government should rein in its spending on outsourcing contracts,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 6). I am in full agreement with The Hill Times’ editorial. I am especially concerned about the impact on the morale of public servants when they see work being done by outsiders, but they are fully trained and competent to perform […]
Federal building emissions-reduction effort hit COVID snag: report
A geo-exchange field is being installed under the Parliament Welcome Centre as part of PSPC’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the Parliamentary Precinct, drilling for which begins this month.
Dominic Barton: training in the federal civil service is ‘weak’
The former McKinsey head and ambassador to China told the OGGO Committee that it should be looking at how to improve training and capacity within the civil service.
Government should rein in its spending on outsourcing contracts
The members of the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee need to take a step back from the politics and look at the bigger picture.
Hussen sends wrong message on contract linked to staffer’s sister, writes Alan Williams
And there you have it: more clear evidence of a Member of Parliament’s inability to grasp the essence of public procurement. When spending the public’s money, perception is often as important as reality. When confronted about a contract awarded to a staffer’s sister, Housing and Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen’s response to Global News was: “We followed all the […]
MPs agree to parliamentary probe of McKinsey contracts, calling on Dominic Barton and seven ministers to appear
On Jan. 18, the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee passed a motion to study government contracts awarded to external firm McKinsey and Company, and agreed to call Dominic Barton and seven ministers to testify.
PSAC calls for legislative change to address ‘second-class’ treatment of Precinct workers
The Public Service Alliance of Canada, the country’s largest public service union, has called out the federal government for what is says is the treatment of hundreds of Parliamentary Precinct workers as “second-class,” and is asking for reforms to the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act (PESRA), as well as “compensation for suffering under the […]
Centre Block demolition work reaches a pinnacle (four, to be exact)
Almost three years in, demolition work continues inside the historic Centre Block building—now focused on high-heritage spaces on the second, third, and fourth floors—and soon, it will reach the top of the Peace Tower, with a mobile crane set to be erected later this fall to remove the four pinnacles that surround the tower’s clock […]
Union of Taxation Employees latest PSAC group to declare impasse in negotiations with feds
The Union of Taxation Employees, which represents more than 35,000 workers at the Canadian Revenue Agency, have declared an impasse in contract negotiations with the federal government after eight months of what union leader Marc Brière called “the same damn movie” that led to strike votes in February and March of 2020. The latest unsuccessful […]
