Unpublished Newswire
Public Service Confidential is a workplace advice column for federal public servants. The following question has been edited for clarity and length. Read More
May 20, 2025 - 04:00 | Alex Robinson | Ottawa Citizen
The Federal Court of Appeal has determined that a former public servant is a vexatious litigant after he was party to a sprawl of lawsuits that resulted in at least 66 court decisions. Read More
May 20, 2025 - 04:00 | Matteo Cimellaro | Ottawa Citizen
Stocks on the new rifles issued to Canadian Rangers for use in the far north are cracking and have to be replaced because they can’t withstand excessive moisture. Read More
May 20, 2025 - 04:00 | David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s promised program review hasn’t even begun but the public service is already shedding staff, mostly contract employees with terms of up to two years. The axe has fallen particularly hard at the Canada Revenue Agency, which relies on term workers for around 20 per cent of its 60,000-strong workforce and is eliminating more than 1,000 of them. That’s in addition to not extending the contracts of about 2,000 contact centre workers, despite complaints about inadequate service levels. Read More
May 20, 2025 - 04:00 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
SAME OLD, SAME OLD Read More
May 20, 2025 - 04:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
Ontario Provincial Police have ordered a review of their investigation into the 2015 drowning deaths of Matty Fairman and Tyler Maracle of Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. Investigators originally concluded their boat sank after the two men stole another fisher's catch.
May 20, 2025 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
