Public Servants
- Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
- Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
- Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and
- Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,
- Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,
- Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review,
- With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
- With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
- With billions on the line and a track record of failed targets, how PSPC plans to deliver on its goals is unclear from its
- The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
- The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
- The Privy Council Office's departmental plan outlines $278-million in spending this fiscal year—easily a four-year high—while forecasting cuts down to $214-million by 2027-28.
- With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a
- With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a
- With the deployment of 200 people and the use of AI in some instances, the Phoenix backlog is gradually coming under control, but a
- The pressure is on for the prime minister present a fall budget that delivers on campaign promises while meeting the commitment of balancing the
- The pressure is on for the prime minister present a fall budget that delivers on campaign promises while meeting the commitment of balancing the
- The pressure is on for the prime minister present a fall budget that delivers on campaign promises while meeting the commitment of balancing the
- The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with
- The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with
- The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Former federal public servant David McLaughlin says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent civil service appointments are only the beginning of a larger shuffle of
- Former federal public servant David McLaughlin says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent civil service appointments are only the beginning of a larger shuffle of
- Former federal public servant David McLaughlin says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent civil service appointments are only the beginning of a larger shuffle of
- The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
- The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
- The public service needs a culture of outcomes, not optics. That means making executives accountable, and, yes, having the courage to dismiss those who
- The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.
- The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.
- The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.
- With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next
- With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next
- With about 450,00 outstanding cases tied to the faulty pay system, an artificial intelligence virtual agent is tasked with clearing 160,000 over the next
- Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia’s appointment drew praise from Tories, and came just days after he said Canada suffers from an ‘ambition deficit.’
- Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia’s appointment drew praise from Tories, and came just days after he said Canada suffers from an ‘ambition deficit.’
- Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia’s appointment drew praise from Tories, and came just days after he said Canada suffers from an ‘ambition deficit.’
- As of March 2024, just over 70 per cent of the core public administration belonged to one or more employment equity groups. But as
- As of March 2024, just over 70 per cent of the core public administration belonged to one or more employment equity groups. But as
- As of March 2024, just over 70 per cent of the core public administration belonged to one or more employment equity groups. But as
- The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile
- The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile
- The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile
- Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report says departments need to accelerate their efforts to reduce office space, and PSPS needs better data on the number
- Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report says departments need to accelerate their efforts to reduce office space, and PSPS needs better data on the number
- Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report says departments need to accelerate their efforts to reduce office space, and PSPS needs better data on the number
- Creating the office is one of the few concrete plans in the Throne Speech, alongside a pledge to reduce approvals on 'nation-building' projects from
- Creating the office is one of the few concrete plans in the Throne Speech, alongside a pledge to reduce approvals on 'nation-building' projects from
- Creating the office is one of the few concrete plans in the Throne Speech, alongside a pledge to reduce approvals on 'nation-building' projects from
- The choice before Parliament is binary: strategic reinvention or fiscal drift. It's time to stop pretending this business model can be modernized with enough public
- The choice before Parliament is binary: strategic reinvention or fiscal drift. It's time to stop pretending this business model can be modernized with enough public
- The choice before Parliament is binary: strategic reinvention or fiscal drift. It's time to stop pretending this business model can be modernized with enough public
- The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.
- The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.
- The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.
- It is no longer inconceivable that the U.S. could exert its regulatory powers over America-based software companies to threaten or punish rivals.
- It is no longer inconceivable that the U.S. could exert its regulatory powers over America-based software companies to threaten or punish rivals.
- It is no longer inconceivable that the U.S. could exert its regulatory powers over America-based software companies to threaten or punish rivals.
- The feds and Canada Post have squandered decades when they should have pivoted the Crown corporation away from vanishing letter delivery and restructured it
- The feds and Canada Post have squandered decades when they should have pivoted the Crown corporation away from vanishing letter delivery and restructured it
- The feds and Canada Post have squandered decades when they should have pivoted the Crown corporation away from vanishing letter delivery and restructured it
- The 2.7 per cent dip as of March 2025 represents the first time the public service hasn't grown since 2015, which experts say isn't
- The 2.7 per cent dip as of March 2025 represents the first time the public service hasn't grown since 2015, which experts say isn't
- The 2.7 per cent dip as of March 2025 represents the first time the public service hasn't grown since 2015, which experts say isn't
- Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized government efficiency and reining in spending, but the two largest public service unions say they need to be
- Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized government efficiency and reining in spending, but the two largest public service unions say they need to be
- Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized government efficiency and reining in spending, but the two largest public service unions say they need to be
- Jocelyne Bourgon, former PCO clerk during the Jean Chrétien era and the architect of the 1990s program review, says delivering on Mark Carney's agenda
- Jocelyne Bourgon, former PCO clerk during the Jean Chrétien era and the architect of the 1990s program review, says delivering on Mark Carney's agenda
- Jocelyne Bourgon, former PCO clerk during the Jean Chrétien era and the architect of the 1990s program review, says delivering on Mark Carney's agenda
- The federal public service’s hiring spree to replace waves of retiring baby boomers is creating a series of hiring concerns, according to the Public
- The federal public service’s hiring spree to replace waves of retiring baby boomers is creating a series of hiring concerns, according to the Public
- The federal public service’s hiring spree to replace waves of retiring baby boomers is creating a series of hiring concerns, according to the Public
- There isn’t a clear message of who’s in charge and what the chain of command is if the H1N1 pandemic flu strikes Canada’s public
- There isn’t a clear message of who’s in charge and what the chain of command is if the H1N1 pandemic flu strikes Canada’s public
- There isn’t a clear message of who’s in charge and what the chain of command is if the H1N1 pandemic flu strikes Canada’s public
- Everything former Privy Council clerk Kevin Lynch has done in government, he’s done with “electrifying engagement.” That was the message last Thursday night at
- Everything former Privy Council clerk Kevin Lynch has done in government, he’s done with “electrifying engagement.” That was the message last Thursday night at
- Everything former Privy Council clerk Kevin Lynch has done in government, he’s done with “electrifying engagement.” That was the message last Thursday night at
- The $300-million price tag for an election is a “drop in the bucket” compared to the $40-billion stimulus package and a $50-billion deficit, says
- The $300-million price tag for an election is a “drop in the bucket” compared to the $40-billion stimulus package and a $50-billion deficit, says
- The $300-million price tag for an election is a “drop in the bucket” compared to the $40-billion stimulus package and a $50-billion deficit, says
- Canada’s chief negotiator and ambassador for climate change Michael Martin has a “tremendous challenge” as he heads to Copenhagen in less than three months
- Canada’s chief negotiator and ambassador for climate change Michael Martin has a “tremendous challenge” as he heads to Copenhagen in less than three months
- Canada’s chief negotiator and ambassador for climate change Michael Martin has a “tremendous challenge” as he heads to Copenhagen in less than three months
- A federal election would affect infrastructure funding that hadn’t been approved or announced but it wouldn’t cut off the flow, say experts. “Spending goes
- A federal election would affect infrastructure funding that hadn’t been approved or announced but it wouldn’t cut off the flow, say experts. “Spending goes
- A federal election would affect infrastructure funding that hadn’t been approved or announced but it wouldn’t cut off the flow, say experts. “Spending goes
- Canada’s next deputy minister of Finance needs to be a “heavy-duty economics policy expert,” as opposed to an administrator, during this pivotal time in
News | July 27, 2009
News | July 27, 2009
- Canada’s next deputy minister of Finance needs to be a “heavy-duty economics policy expert,” as opposed to an administrator, during this pivotal time in
News | July 27, 2009
- Canada’s next deputy minister of Finance needs to be a “heavy-duty economics policy expert,” as opposed to an administrator, during this pivotal time in
- Proven, seasoned deputies and promising new talent were both rewarded in new PCO Clerk Wayne Wouters’ first shuffle of deputy ministers last week and
- Proven, seasoned deputies and promising new talent were both rewarded in new PCO Clerk Wayne Wouters’ first shuffle of deputy ministers last week and
- Proven, seasoned deputies and promising new talent were both rewarded in new PCO Clerk Wayne Wouters’ first shuffle of deputy ministers last week and
- Pressure to get the federal government’s $35-billion massive stimulus package out the door quickly while respecting the new Federal Accountability Act, is showing some
- Pressure to get the federal government’s $35-billion massive stimulus package out the door quickly while respecting the new Federal Accountability Act, is showing some
- Pressure to get the federal government’s $35-billion massive stimulus package out the door quickly while respecting the new Federal Accountability Act, is showing some
- The federal public service needs to move quickly and strategically in order to take advantage of what could be one of the best labour
- The federal public service needs to move quickly and strategically in order to take advantage of what could be one of the best labour
- The federal public service needs to move quickly and strategically in order to take advantage of what could be one of the best labour
