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‘Fasten your seatbelts’: Fortier’s quick rise to oversee ‘enormous’ Treasury Board amid historic spending

Treasury Board President Mona Fortier's job will be improving public service recruitment, strengthening oversight on spending and financial reporting in the government's multi-billion-dollar spending estimates, exercising due diligence with costing and approval of federal programs, increasing diversity in federal decision-making positions, and more.

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN
November 29, 2021

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‘Hold the line!’: thousands descend on Parliament Hill as largest federal public service union begins strike over wages, return-to-workplace policies

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Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward says the union 'truly hoped we wouldn’t be forced to take strike action, but we’ve exhausted every other avenue to reach a fair contract for Canada’s federal public service workers.'

‘Hold the line!’: thousands descend on Parliament Hill as largest federal public service union begins strike over wages, return-to-workplace policies

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Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward says the union 'truly hoped we wouldn’t be forced to take strike action, but we’ve exhausted every other avenue to reach a fair contract for Canada’s federal public service workers.'

Treasury Board President Fortier names a director of operations

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Plus, there are promotions to note in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office, including that of Oz Jungic, who's now a senior policy adviser.

Treasury Board President Fortier names a director of operations

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Plus, there are promotions to note in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office, including that of Oz Jungic, who's now a senior policy adviser.

Increasing inflation top of mind for feds, PSAC in stalled contract negotiations as union puts pressure on Treasury Board

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Meanwhile, Kevin Page says ‘the government is going to have to communicate that there’s going to be a real wage loss that’s going to be experienced by public servants, and to be honest, it’s going to be experienced by just about everybody.’

Increasing inflation top of mind for feds, PSAC in stalled contract negotiations as union puts pressure on Treasury Board

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Meanwhile, Kevin Page says ‘the government is going to have to communicate that there’s going to be a real wage loss that’s going to be experienced by public servants, and to be honest, it’s going to be experienced by just about everybody.’