The resistance reveals a grassroots shift taking place in the public service that’s all about power and control. She insists Treasury Board won’t give up its power to organize the workplace, including where employees work. Unions hope to find some negotiating room around where public servants work. The public is losing confidence in the public service and its ability to deliver services – crystalized by a summer of chaotic delays at airports and passport offices. I think too many federal public servants have lost sight of that.”And Turnbull said Privy Council Clerk Janice Charette, a head of the public service, bears a big responsibility for the institution.

Source: CBC News September 27, 2022 12:18 UTC