Will COVID revive the federal public service?

If a more confident managerial class embraces a new way of working—and accepts the modicum of risk that comes with any change—the federal public service could become a more vibrant, diverse, relevant workplace and, with luck, raise the bar for everyone. Where there is life, there is hope.

Federal departments have been shifting to a hybrid system—some office time mixed with continued remote work—but Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, pictured Nov. 16, 2021, arriving for a cabinet meeting in the West Block, is leaving it to individual departments and agencies to determine the blend.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SUSAN RILEY

January 10, 2022

CHELSEA, QUE.—It took an unprecedented health crisis, but Canada’s public service—and the tens of thousands of people who work for government—has been shaken to the core by COVID and the future, especially today, remains uncertain. Are we witnessing the birth of a more nimble, family-friend...

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