Dialogue on public service more important than ever

As we watch the erosion of democratic institutions elsewhere, the condition of our federal public service, and the quality of its democratic vocation, should concern us all.

PCO Clerk John Hannaford, right, at the swearing-in new Minister of Small Business Rechie Valdez on July 26, 2023. Recent events show the federal public service faces some major performance challenges that call for a new renewal effort, write Ralph Heintzman and Catherine MacQuarrie.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY RALPH HEINTZMAN AND CATHERINE MACQUARRIE

October 16, 2023

Given the state of the world these days, the recent announcement by Clerk of the Privy Council John Hannaford creating a “task team” of deputy ministers on the values and ethics of public service may seem frivolous.

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