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Disability policy offers Canada a blueprint for governing AI

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Freedom of information is not a game

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AI could overwhelm the public consultation process

Silas is holding a mic and raising a fist in front of a group of people holding protest signs.

Canadian governments are taking different paths back to the office

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New federal agencies won’t fix old problems with delivery

Two stats from the survey: 61 per cent lack confidence in the ability of public servants to plan for the future. And: 67 per cent: Lack confidence in the ability of public servants to spend taxpayers’ money wisely.

Canadians not confident public service is prepared for the future

A tent, trash, and personal belongings at a homeless encampment on Notre-Dame Street in East Montreal.

Cities are managing the visible signs of social failure with homelessness

Champagne raises a hand to the robot, which is made of metal but has a human form, while Desmarais looks on.

Canada doesn’t need AI independence. It needs exit plans for critical sectors

A digital image with a Canadian flag disintegrating into a blue matrix symbolizing technology.

Chief information officer Catherine Luelo resigns from job revamping federal tech

Generation X takes the helm of the public service with John Hannaford

In this illustration, small human silhouettes are shown standing on an oversized keyboard. They appear to be waiting for something.

Governments must act more urgently to attract needed digital talent

Clerk of the Privy Council John Hannaford relaunches ethics and values discussion in the public service

Images of the flags of India, the United States, China and the EU are painted onto weathered concrete blocks and divided by cracks.

Lessons from Superstates on a shared ‘creed’ for public administration

Captain Chris Knauer sits in a large lawn under a dark sky wearing a headlamp among camouflage green backpacks.

If spending is out of control, why are important federal services underfunded?

Un profil rapproché d’Anita Anand.

Cutting $15 billion from the public service won’t be that hard. But what’s next?

Terry Beech’s tall order: revamping service delivery

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Who’s going to finally fix federal public service management?

What was different about Ontario’s COVID-19 response

Transport trucks approach the Canada/USA border crossing in Windsor, Ont. on Saturday, March 21, 2020.

Stress testing Canadian governance

With Hannaford’s unexpected pick, “the qualifications for clerk are changing”

Une foule de personnes se promène. Un homme porte un grand parapluie noir. Un autre homme tient une pancarte sur laquelle on peut lire « “Nous avons décidé d'investir dans les travailleurs”. Lol k ». La pancarte d'un autre homme dit « Je soutiens mon équipe de négociation ».

A whole new conflict around remote work

The federal public service strike ends on compromise over wages, remote work

Tensions rise in public service strike that could set trend for workers across Canada

Massive public-service strike could be days away

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