Kathryn May

Kathryn May is a public service reporter for Policy Options and Accenture Editorial Fellow on the Future of the Public Service. She covers the complex issues facing Canada’s federal public service and writes The Functionary newsletter. Her work has been recognized with a National Newspaper Award and a Canadian Online Publishing Award. She has covered government for more than 30 years, including at The Ottawa Citizen. X: @kathryn_may.

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Kathryn May

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Carney’s 15-per-cent challenge: Cutting and rewiring Canada’s public service

What will be the fate of the budget watchdog? “I think I would know by now”

Carney’s quiet public service revolution

Former top bureaucrat Jocelyne Bourgon calls for bold public service reform to match Carney’s economic plan

Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

Public servants running in record numbers flip partisan assumptions

Can Canada afford to cut the public service while Trump moves the goalposts?

Is the public service ready for a big Trump policy shift?

Former top bureaucrat calls for major overhaul of the federal government

Chrystia Freeland’s resignation points to final breakdown of cabinet government

A $9.3-billion pension surplus could be the cushion Ottawa will need

A surplus in the federal public-service pension plan presents the government with many options

Public service job cuts loom as Ottawa misses spending and deficit targets

Federal public servants are to report back to the office again. Their bosses say they mean it this time

Judge orders full hearing for union’s case against public service return to office order

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