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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

Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam listens to a question during a news conference January 5, 2021, in Ottawa.

Should it stay or go? Ottawa weighs the vaccine mandate for the public service

Microcredentials are surging in popularity, but how should they be shaped?

Never tweet. Social media is complicating the age-old neutrality of the public service

Ottawa and unions agree to simplify pay rules for public servants

Federal civil service resumes return to office

Federal paymasters struggle to rise from Phoenix

Ottawa races to collect Phoenix overpayments ahead of deadline

Federal public service leaves work-from-home decision to departments

Sweeping deputy minister shuffle raises the question, “what took so long?”

Public service return to office thrown into doubt by Omicron variant

How COVID-19 could bring a downtown Ottawa revival

What’s driving depression and mental-health issues in the public service?

Will nooks and lounges replace the office in the public service?

Three ways to make government spending more accountable and efficient

Speaking tech to power

The pandemic upended the federal workplace. What comes next?

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