‘Who do you remain loyal to?’: courting Bay Street talent to Major Projects Office invites conflict-of-interest ‘tension,’ says expert

Enticing private sector employees comes during a major shakeup in the public service, with thousands of jobs expected to be lost across the bureaucracy as a part of the comprehensive expenditure review.
Reporting from The Globe and Mail indicated private-sector Bay Street workers are being wooed to join the Major Projects Office, presenting new ethical dilemmas for the public service.

Ottawa’s move to borrow Bay Street talent for its Major Projects Office poses fresh ethical challenges within the public service, experts say, as the government has asked companies to consider “topping up” the pay of employees who are on loan to the federal bureaucracy...

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