Public Service
- The conversation needs to evolve from a focus on public service headcount to a substantive dialogue about mission, governance, and effectiveness.
- The conversation needs to evolve from a focus on public service headcount to a substantive dialogue about mission, governance, and effectiveness.
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- Shifting trade threats will force tough choices about cuts and the public service's role as payroll costs rise and the deficit hits $50-billion.
- Shifting trade threats will force tough choices about cuts and the public service's role as payroll costs rise and the deficit hits $50-billion.
- Shifting trade threats will force tough choices about cuts and the public service's role as payroll costs rise and the deficit hits $50-billion.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney promised during the leadership campaign to cap the size of the public service, and 'review our spending with an emphasis
- Prime Minister Mark Carney promised during the leadership campaign to cap the size of the public service, and 'review our spending with an emphasis
- Prime Minister Mark Carney promised during the leadership campaign to cap the size of the public service, and 'review our spending with an emphasis
- Mark Fisher joins the Canada Water Agency, the prime minister will soon have a new PCO foreign and defence policy adviser, and four new

- Mark Fisher joins the Canada Water Agency, the prime minister will soon have a new PCO foreign and defence policy adviser, and four new
- Mark Fisher joins the Canada Water Agency, the prime minister will soon have a new PCO foreign and defence policy adviser, and four new

- The first whole-of-government strategy for the use of the technology in the federal public service acknowledges that 'levels of mistrust in AI and its
- The first whole-of-government strategy for the use of the technology in the federal public service acknowledges that 'levels of mistrust in AI and its
- The first whole-of-government strategy for the use of the technology in the federal public service acknowledges that 'levels of mistrust in AI and its
- The most recent data shows a backlog of 372,000 transactions, of which 53 per cent were more than a year old.
- The most recent data shows a backlog of 372,000 transactions, of which 53 per cent were more than a year old.
- The most recent data shows a backlog of 372,000 transactions, of which 53 per cent were more than a year old.
- 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