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Speaking truth to Canadians about their public service / Donald J. Savoie.

"The federal public service plays a vital role in Canada's development by helping to shape public policies and deliver programs and services to Canadians. Speaking Truth to Canadians about Their Public Service provides a comprehensive review of the challenges confronting the public service...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Savoie, Donald J., 1947- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Montreal ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Public administration > Canada.
Civil service > Canada.
Policy sciences > Canada.
Government accountability > Canada.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Speaking truth to canadians about their public service
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Setting and the Machinery
  • 2 Inward Looking
  • 3 Poets and Plumbers
  • 4 The Unwritten Code
  • 5 Bolts of Lightning
  • 6 Try Grabbing Smoke
  • 7 Ministers: The Buck Does Not Stop There
  • 8 Deputy Ministers: On the Inside Looking Everywhere
  • 9 Own What You Do
  • 10 What Do Canadians Want the Federal Public Service to Be?
  • 11 Attitudes, Values, and Behaviours
  • 12 What Now?
  • Notes
  • Index

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