Public Servants
- 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
- From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
- From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
- From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
- The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
- The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
- The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
- Grits in Ottawa and Gatineau ridings boosted their margins, but fears of ‘DOGE-lite’ remain over party platform.
- Grits in Ottawa and Gatineau ridings boosted their margins, but fears of ‘DOGE-lite’ remain over party platform.
- Grits in Ottawa and Gatineau ridings boosted their margins, but fears of ‘DOGE-lite’ remain over party platform.
- Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
- Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
- Mark Carney's Liberal government had few cabinet orders during the election despite criticism that he wasn't adhering to the caretaker convention.
- All in all, both Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre promise fiscal restraint, but they have very expensive priorities and are planning to run deficits.
- All in all, both Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre promise fiscal restraint, but they have very expensive priorities and are planning to run deficits.
- All in all, both Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre promise fiscal restraint, but they have very expensive priorities and are planning to run deficits.
- With 24 candidates across nine parties and Conservatives leading the way with nine, the surge of bureaucrat participation in this election shows how public
- With 24 candidates across nine parties and Conservatives leading the way with nine, the surge of bureaucrat participation in this election shows how public
- With 24 candidates across nine parties and Conservatives leading the way with nine, the surge of bureaucrat participation in this election shows how public
- The Palestine-Israel conflict is a political issue which only politicians should be commenting on, says Donald Savoie, an expert on the machinery of government
- The Palestine-Israel conflict is a political issue which only politicians should be commenting on, says Donald Savoie, an expert on the machinery of government
- The Palestine-Israel conflict is a political issue which only politicians should be commenting on, says Donald Savoie, an expert on the machinery of government
- Treasury Board President Anita Anand says departments are ‘okay for the next three to four weeks’ if a vote on supplementary estimates is delayed
- Treasury Board President Anita Anand says departments are ‘okay for the next three to four weeks’ if a vote on supplementary estimates is delayed
- Treasury Board President Anita Anand says departments are ‘okay for the next three to four weeks’ if a vote on supplementary estimates is delayed
- The government could use the extra dollars to cut the deficit, sweeten departures, improve pensions, or take a contribution holiday and give one to
- The government could use the extra dollars to cut the deficit, sweeten departures, improve pensions, or take a contribution holiday and give one to
- The government could use the extra dollars to cut the deficit, sweeten departures, improve pensions, or take a contribution holiday and give one to
- The polarization between political parties and their agendas creates a unique challenge for the nonpartisan public service. When everything is black and white, binary,
- The polarization between political parties and their agendas creates a unique challenge for the nonpartisan public service. When everything is black and white, binary,
- The polarization between political parties and their agendas creates a unique challenge for the nonpartisan public service. When everything is black and white, binary,
- Treasury Board President Anita Anand’s office says the feds have been clear with departments that they must ‘focus on finding savings without layoffs.’
- Treasury Board President Anita Anand’s office says the feds have been clear with departments that they must ‘focus on finding savings without layoffs.’
- Treasury Board President Anita Anand’s office says the feds have been clear with departments that they must ‘focus on finding savings without layoffs.’
- Unions were told last week that job cuts may go beyond attrition after a decade-long hiring spree.
- Unions were told last week that job cuts may go beyond attrition after a decade-long hiring spree.
- Unions were told last week that job cuts may go beyond attrition after a decade-long hiring spree.
- The multibillion-dollar lawsuit alleges systemic anti-Black discrimination in the federal public service resulted in lost wages and pensions for Black government staff.
- The multibillion-dollar lawsuit alleges systemic anti-Black discrimination in the federal public service resulted in lost wages and pensions for Black government staff.
- The multibillion-dollar lawsuit alleges systemic anti-Black discrimination in the federal public service resulted in lost wages and pensions for Black government staff.
- As the federal government brings workers back in, leaders should carefully evaluate what their employees truly need for happiness and productivity at the office.
- As the federal government brings workers back in, leaders should carefully evaluate what their employees truly need for happiness and productivity at the office.
- As the federal government brings workers back in, leaders should carefully evaluate what their employees truly need for happiness and productivity at the office.
- There will likely be a change in government in the near future, and a new laser focus on fiscal restraint. This will undoubtedly drive
- There will likely be a change in government in the near future, and a new laser focus on fiscal restraint. This will undoubtedly drive
- There will likely be a change in government in the near future, and a new laser focus on fiscal restraint. This will undoubtedly drive
- Senior Public Services and Procurement officials say questions about Indigenous procurement should go to Indigenous Services Canada because it’s responsible for the rules by
- Senior Public Services and Procurement officials say questions about Indigenous procurement should go to Indigenous Services Canada because it’s responsible for the rules by
- Senior Public Services and Procurement officials say questions about Indigenous procurement should go to Indigenous Services Canada because it’s responsible for the rules by
