Future of the Public Service

Articles featured here are by Kathryn May, Policy Options‘ Accenture Fellow on the Future of the Public Service, providing coverage and analysis of the complex issues facing Canada’s federal public service. Learn more.

The public service needs to get better at firing its underperformers

by John Kozij May 29, 2025

Canada’s social safety net is stuck in the 1960s

by Peter Hicks April 17, 2025

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

by Kathryn May March 20, 2025

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

by Kathryn May February 13, 2025

Former top bureaucrat calls for major overhaul of the federal government

by Kathryn May January 17, 2025

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

by Kathryn May December 20, 2024

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

by Kathryn May November 29, 2024

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

by Kathryn May November 19, 2024

Acting pay is a complication that runs deep in the public service

by Kathryn May September 4, 2024

Ottawa eyeing ways to simplify public sector pay rules, fix Phoenix problems

by Kathryn May August 1, 2024

What to do with the public-service pension surplus that’s piling up?

by Kathryn May July 29, 2024

Can angst about productivity lead to serious public-service reforms?

by Michael Wernick June 26, 2024