All posts tagged "Michael Wernick"
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Taking the good with the bad: listen to GGF’s latest Leading Questions podcast with Canada’s former cabinet secretary, Michael WernickGlobal Government Forum has gone live with the latest episode of its Leading Questions podcast, featuring former clerk of the Privy Council of Canada and secretary to the Cabinet, Michael
- Posted June 23, 2022
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Fit to lead: how to tackle the COVID assault courseThe pandemic has presented civil service leaders with huge challenges – but it has also provided “the best leadership development and identification exercise there ever was”. At the 2022 Global
- Posted April 24, 2022
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Letter from Ottawa: After a winter of shocks, Canada’s Budget is the latest sign of stabilityA political agreement that increased the durability of the government and a Budget that that launched a number of policy reviews indicate that the government in Ottawa is trying to
- Posted April 11, 2022
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Letter from Ottawa: now is the winter of our discontentOpinion: the ongoing truckers’ protests against COVID-19 restrictions in Canada could be taken as a worrying sign of polarisation. But as Michael Wernick, former clerk of the Privy Council writes,
- Posted February 7, 2022
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Shifting pair bonds: Canada’s former public service chief shares his top tips for working with ministersIn his new book, Michael Wernick shares insights gathered over 13 years in the top echelons of the Canadian public service. He talks to Mia Hunt about one chapter of
- Posted February 3, 2022
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Confronted with Canada’s grim history, we must strive to do better on inclusionLetter from Ottawa: The discovery of unmarked graves of children near former Indian residential schools has created waves of shock and anger across Canada. Michael Wernick, former deputy minister for
- Posted July 19, 2021
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Talk of Scottish independence sparks memories of Canada’s fight for national unityLetter from Ottawa: In 1995, a referendum saw Quebec come close to seceding from Canada. Michael Wernick, former clerk of the Privy Council, reflects on what it was like to
- Posted May 24, 2021
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The growing friction between bilingualism and other forms of inclusion in CanadaA letter from Ottawa: The state’s commitment to the French and English languages is rubbing against hopes for greater inclusion, writes Michael Wernick, former clerk of the Privy Council. But
- Posted April 16, 2021
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Hope springs for a new wave of public sector transformation: a letter from OttawaOpinion: There is a chance to apply the lessons learned from the immediate response to COVID-19 to tackle a wide range of reforms in Canada. Michael Wernick, former clerk of
- Posted March 24, 2021
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Canada’s most senior civil servant, Ian Shugart, to undergo cancer treatmentCanada’s most senior civil servant, Ian Shugart, is to step back from work while receiving treatment for cancer. In a note to staff on Monday, Shugart, who is clerk of Canada’s
- Posted February 10, 2021
