WE was ‘at no point’ creating a program for feds, says top bureaucrat

'There were many sources. Public servants wanted to help; ministers wanted to help. A problem had been identified and a multitude of ideas were put forward,' says Privy Council Clerk Ian Shugart.

Privy Council Clerk Ian Shugart, pictured in January, says that 'given its scale and the desire for rapidity of beginning' the program, it was necessary to turn to a third party, rather than the Canada Service Corps.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

August 11, 2020

The development of the student-grant program was a collaborative process involving numerous people, including political staff, says Privy Council Clerk Ian Shugart, who testified before a parliamentary committee Tuesday. Mr. S...

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