Eliminating the prime minister’s national security adviser role has triggered debate about whether Canada is weakening its security architecture.
Departments grapple with conflicting data as they race to finish the pivotal expenditure review the prime minister will use to reallocate resources.
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux’s term is up soon, with no replacement named as a major fall reset is about to unfold.
The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.
Jocelyne Bourgon, former PCO clerk during the Jean Chrétien era and the architect of the 1990s program review, says delivering on Mark Carney’s agenda will require rethinking government, not just trimming it.
The U.K.’s latest management model may help Carney break through Ottawa’s implementation gridlock. Or will it be another deliverology?
With 24 candidates across nine parties and Conservatives leading the way with nine, the surge of bureaucrat participation in this election shows how public service is changing.
Shifting trade threats will force tough choices about cuts and the public service’s role as payroll costs rise and the deficit hits $50-billion.
The push for a more autonomous Canada could seriously reshape government. Without major reforms, many fear the public service isn’t equipped for it.
Ex-Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick argues that many of government structures are no longer fit for purpose.
The government could use the extra dollars to cut the deficit, sweeten departures, improve pensions, or take a contribution holiday and give one to public servants, too.
Unions were told last week that job cuts may go beyond attrition after a decade-long hiring spree.
A technically simplified pay system is in the works to replace Phoenix. But what about the way acting pay is used? Can that be changed, too?
This fall, the government plans to kick off meetings with unions to discuss ways to end an embarrassing situation.
Now that the surplus has reached a ‘non-permissible’ level, Ottawa will have to reduce it. But who is entitled to the tens of millions of dollars?
While most Canadian employers are trying to reduce pension costs and many economists argue for raising the retirement age, the public service will have more people retiring earlier.