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- 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.'
- 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.'
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- 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
- Despite the return-to-office mandate, there is simply no space for all public servants to be working in Government of Canada buildings.
- Despite the return-to-office mandate, there is simply no space for all public servants to be working in Government of Canada buildings.
- Despite the return-to-office mandate, there is simply no space for all public servants to be working in Government of Canada buildings.
- Experts hint at the 'triangle' between the Secretary of the Treasury Board, the Privy Council Clerk, and the Deputy Finance Minister, all three of

- Experts hint at the 'triangle' between the Secretary of the Treasury Board, the Privy Council Clerk, and the Deputy Finance Minister, all three of
- Experts hint at the 'triangle' between the Secretary of the Treasury Board, the Privy Council Clerk, and the Deputy Finance Minister, all three of

- Hybrid work still exists under this new directive. No, it’s not up to federal public servants to save Ottawa's downtown core, but the extra

- Hybrid work still exists under this new directive. No, it’s not up to federal public servants to save Ottawa's downtown core, but the extra
- Hybrid work still exists under this new directive. No, it’s not up to federal public servants to save Ottawa's downtown core, but the extra

- The stakes for Canada, for representative democracy, and for the future of our institutions are too high to simply let things drift. It is
- The stakes for Canada, for representative democracy, and for the future of our institutions are too high to simply let things drift. It is
- The stakes for Canada, for representative democracy, and for the future of our institutions are too high to simply let things drift. It is
- A recent Angus Reid poll found that 59 per cent of Canadians support federal workers spending more time in the office and less time
- A recent Angus Reid poll found that 59 per cent of Canadians support federal workers spending more time in the office and less time
- A recent Angus Reid poll found that 59 per cent of Canadians support federal workers spending more time in the office and less time
- Canada should commit to limit the size of cabinet to 20, and to bring all important government decisions before cabinet. Give more power to

- Canada should commit to limit the size of cabinet to 20, and to bring all important government decisions before cabinet. Give more power to
- Canada should commit to limit the size of cabinet to 20, and to bring all important government decisions before cabinet. Give more power to

- A number of Ottawa-area mayors wrote to the Treasury Board president with their major concerns that the government's back-to-office decision will have on their
- A number of Ottawa-area mayors wrote to the Treasury Board president with their major concerns that the government's back-to-office decision will have on their
- A number of Ottawa-area mayors wrote to the Treasury Board president with their major concerns that the government's back-to-office decision will have on their
- In what’s becoming an increasingly frequent scenario, the federal government is at odds with its unionized employees. This time around, the ire stems from
- In what’s becoming an increasingly frequent scenario, the federal government is at odds with its unionized employees. This time around, the ire stems from
- In what’s becoming an increasingly frequent scenario, the federal government is at odds with its unionized employees. This time around, the ire stems from
- Sending public servants into action to save a city from decades of bad urban planning is like dispatching the military to fill sandbags, or
- Sending public servants into action to save a city from decades of bad urban planning is like dispatching the military to fill sandbags, or
- Sending public servants into action to save a city from decades of bad urban planning is like dispatching the military to fill sandbags, or
- Stephanie Ross, an associate professor of labour studies, called the strategy 'obviously contradictory' in that less office space 'means poorer and less effective working
- Stephanie Ross, an associate professor of labour studies, called the strategy 'obviously contradictory' in that less office space 'means poorer and less effective working
- Stephanie Ross, an associate professor of labour studies, called the strategy 'obviously contradictory' in that less office space 'means poorer and less effective working
- PIPSC's head of public affairs Stéphanie Montreuil says 'we want to make sure that we're choosing a path that is the best for our
- PIPSC's head of public affairs Stéphanie Montreuil says 'we want to make sure that we're choosing a path that is the best for our
- PIPSC's head of public affairs Stéphanie Montreuil says 'we want to make sure that we're choosing a path that is the best for our
- Senator Marilou McPhedran’s Bill S-261 would prevent public money from being used to generate or enforce a non-disclosure agreement unless specifically requested by a
- Senator Marilou McPhedran’s Bill S-261 would prevent public money from being used to generate or enforce a non-disclosure agreement unless specifically requested by a
- Senator Marilou McPhedran’s Bill S-261 would prevent public money from being used to generate or enforce a non-disclosure agreement unless specifically requested by a