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Former clerk of the Privy Council Office, Michael Wernick, says the annual report should serve as a 'jumping off point' for a larger discussion around the state of the public service.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

July 31, 2023

Michael Wernick, the former clerk of the Privy Council Office, says the annual report on the public service of Canada, released on July 19,...

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