Donald Savoie

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GG Simon on solid ground to dismiss Poilievre’s request to recall Parliament, but if a majority of MPs asked, it could be a different story

GG Simon on solid ground to dismiss Poilievre’s request to recall Parliament, but if a majority of MPs asked, it could be a different story

Canada’s Constitution is a combination of codified acts and unwritten rules known as constitutional conventions. The codified parts provide an...

In its current form, Canada’s public service can’t attract the best and the brightest

In its current form, Canada’s public service can’t attract the best and the brightest

The debate over the federal public service has mostly centred on its size – and that’s certainly an issue that...

Ottawa, we have a problem: the federal public service

Ottawa, we have a problem: the federal public service

What on earth is going on in Ottawa? One day we are informed that a federal government department signed a...