Time to debate separating top civil servant’s roles, says leading expert Savoie

Amid allegations of partisanship against Michael Wernick, Prof. Donald Savoie says he could stay as DM to the PM and secretary to cabinet, but another bureaucrat may be better suited as the public service head.

Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick has testified twice before the House Justice Committee on the SNC-Lavalin affair. He's pictured entering the committee hearing on March 6, his latest appearance.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY EMILY HAWS

March 13, 2019

As the debate around the possibility of separating the two hats of the minister of justice and attorney general continues, one well-regarded public administration expert says it’s time to have a similar discussion about splitting the three hats worn by the top feder...

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