John Ivison: Concerns raised as Liberals consider tougher French requirements for public servants
The move would likely spark more resentment inside the bureaucracy, where many view the existing requirements as an insurmountable hurdle to promotion Canada is blessed with a bilingual public service – a bureaucracy mildewed with caution and capable of stifling innovation in both official languages. We are, in fact, better at stopping things happening than anyone – Canada is number one in the International Civil Service Effectiveness Index. Yet, nearly five decades after the passage of the Official Languages Act, the public service is not bilingual enough, it seems. A new report by two senior bureaucrats, commissioned by the...
The move would likely spark more resentment inside the bureaucracy, where many view the existing requirements as an insurmountable hurdle to promotion Canada is blessed with a bilingual public service – a bureaucracy mildewed with caution and capable of...
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