All posts tagged "Justin Trudeau"
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Letter from Ottawa: Political uncertainty subsides, but new forms take its place
Canada’s general election has led to a refreshed Cabinet under prime minister Mark Carney. But, Michael Wernick says, the minority government still faces many uncertainties Since my last dispatch, much
- Posted June 3, 2025
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Letter from Ottawa: Navigating through a year of uncertainty
With a change of prime minister imminent and a new president over the border, the Canadian public service faces a year of change – at a time when the government
- Posted January 20, 2025
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Letter from Ottawa: Time approaching for a deep pruning of the federal state in Canada?
GGF’s Management and Workforce Monitor newsletter is taking a break in August, but here we share insight from Michael Wernick, the former clerk of the Privy Council and secretary to
- Posted July 29, 2024
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Letter from Ottawa: diagnosing the elements of Tired Government Syndrome
Parliament has returned in Canada for what’s likely a final session before the election. If history is any guide, the government will find it hard to make progress before the
- Posted September 18, 2023
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One third of Canadian public servants consider leaving government over return-to-office rules
More than a third of Canadian public servants are so unhappy with the federal government’s return-to-office approach that they are considering leaving their roles, according to a survey by the
- Posted June 20, 2023
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Canadian PM Trudeau names new clerk of privy council as Janice Charette announces retirement
Canada’s most senior public servant, Janice Charette, is to retire as clerk of the privy council and secretary to the cabinet and will be replaced by John Hannaford, the country’s
- Posted May 31, 2023
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Canadian public service headcount set to rise
Canada’s public service headcount is expected to grow to 409,000 over the next five years – an increase of 18,000 personnel on 2021 figures, the country’s parliamentary budget officer has
- Posted November 29, 2022
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‘We know service delays are unacceptable’: Trudeau launches taskforce to quicken Canadian government service delivery
Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau has created a new taskforce focused on quickening delivery of public service after admitting that delays in recent months in areas like the processing of
- Posted June 28, 2022
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Canadian PM thanks officials at start of National Public Service Week – and promises to make federal government more diverse
The Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has thanked the country’s 300,000 public servants for their “dedication, professionalism, and creativity” and vowed to “foster a more inclusive public service that looks
- Posted June 13, 2022
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Significant change at the top of the Canadian public service
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has announced 18 changes in the senior ranks of the public service, with four top-rank officials among those switching departments. The moves of deputy ministers
- Posted January 12, 2022