as education, health, social services, infrastructure, immigration, Through the early days of the pandemic and the accompanying lockdown, environment and climate change, security and defence, resource and the public turned to the government to keep them safe and to protect their economic development, the administration of justice, and many others. [...] I think there is a broiling of political perspective about the role of ensure these decision-makers are provided with the most accurate and reliable the bureaucracy and the work that it does and is challenged to do, and the information possible so they can fulfill their responsibilities. [...] The main concerns revolved around the independence of the public service, Nevertheless, the strong undercurrent is that the public service has “lost” an element the effectiveness of parliamentary committees, the loss and/or reduction of of independence and is now expected to deliver on platform commitments rather than policy advice capacity, the role of political staff, the ability to provide “fea. [...] Many telegraphed the Clerk’s Report Top of Mind provided a rare snapshot of the views and opinions of Canada’s to the Prime Minister on the Public Service, paraphrasing their interest in senior public service cadre on how their work has changed within the avoiding the “elastic snapback” to the pre-pandemic rule-heavy environment context of the COVID-19 pandemic. [...] Let us agree on the topic, Going forward, the IOG and the Mulroney Institute recommend the following: we will focus on outcomes we are trying to achieve and respect the roles and responsibilities of each of us and decide what works.” 1.
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