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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Savoie, Donald J., 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil service--Canada.

Civil service.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2024]

Summary:

The federal public service plays a vital role in Canada's development. Speaking Truth to Canadians about Their Public Service provides a comprehensive review of the challenges confronting the public service, how the relationship between politicians and career officials has evolved in recent years, and what motivates public servants.

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.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Savoie, Donald J. Speaking Truth to Canadians about Their Public Service

ISBN:

9780228021902

OCLC:

1446803679