These practical ideas can help reinvigorate Canada’s public sector
Michael Wernick is the Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management at the University of Ottawa and a former clerk of the Privy Council and secretary to cabinet.
In 2022, dark clouds rolled in and the brief period of good feelings about the public sector during the pandemic shifted to a generalized gloom. I am not going to contest the diagnosis here.
Here are some ideas for practical measures that would pursue the same objective but generate a much bigger return than a one-off commission. You could think of it as investing in a portfolio instead of just one stock. The government should create a permanent Better Government Fund in the care of the Treasury Board, which is the government’s management board. There is a dearth of resources to fund deeper research, convene conferences, workshops and online fora and bring in visiting experts from outside the public service and Canada. Instead of a one-time exercise under a royal commission, Canada needs a lot more permanent capacity.
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