Digital Transformation Canada will fall under the file of Joël Lightbound, minister of government transformation. The launch of this office is both a significant opportunity and dangerous moment, writes Amanda Clarke. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Digital Transformation Canada needs to start fresh

opinionBY AMANDA CLARKE

Machinery-of-government changes can create the appearance of reform while leaving the rules, contracts, incentives and leadership of the old institutions intact, and the result is a new organization that behaves exactly like its predecessors.

New PBO tool provides ‘transparency’ on efforts to shrink public service, says budget watchdog

newsBY MARLO GLASS

As Ottawa courts global capital, Invest in Canada faces questions over capacity and public benefit

newsBY MZWANDILE PONCANA

PCO Clerk Sabia’s three words to guide the public service: focus, simplify, and accountability

opinionBY CAMPBELL MORRISON

More than 9,400 public servants meet early retirement criteria, raising prospect of fewer layoffs in some departments

newsBY MZWANDILE PONCANA, MARLO GLASS

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