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Jake Cole


Are across-the-board public service job cuts the right call?

Perhaps more than ever, we need our public servants, particularly those who deal with the rest of the world, to be doing their best to work with this new situation.

opinion | BY JAKE COLE | February 19, 2026

Ranking the best and worst federal departments, by public service survey results

Global Affairs Canada has nearly the most disenchanted, disconnected, and disengaged workforce of our whole federal public service, according to the latest employee survey.

opinion | BY JAKE COLE | July 24, 2025

What’s it like to work for Canada’s ‘Taxman’?

Employees at the Canada Revenue Agency are among the happiest employees across the whole federal public service.

opinion | BY JAKE COLE | May 22, 2024

Canada’s public service employee survey 2022-23 reveals ‘best agencies to work for’

Each major federal government agency is ranked in a ‘best places to work for’ style. Scores are out of 100.

opinion | BY JAKE COLE | July 13, 2023

Major survey of Canada’s federal public servants is not well used, and it should be

opinion | BY JAKE COLE | February 3, 2020

When it comes to federal workplaces, West is best

news | BY JAKE COLE | May 29, 2019

Looking for Canada’s best federal agencies to work for? One is supreme

opinion | BY JAKE COLE | June 13, 2018