10 h. ago Fraud safeguards likely lacking at Surrey and other public governments: SFU prof

Finance clerk wrote fake cheques for seven years, which professor who's expert in audits and fraud said is likely evidence that a single employee had too much control over city funds and city needs independent auditors

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6 d. ago Stop Running Education Into the Ground: Education Coalition Demands Urgent Action From Doug Ford on Public Schools

TORONTO, May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, the Fund Our Schools Campaign held a press conference demanding that the Ford government stop the masking of invisible cuts to public education. Representatives from education unions across Toronto detailed the worsening conditions in Ontario schools, calling for an end to the diversion of school takeovers and […]

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7 d. ago Euna Solutions to Host Live Webinar on Unlocking the Power of Philanthropic Partnerships Amid Fiscal Uncertainty

Mark Funkhouser, former mayor, auditor, and longtime advisor to public sector leaders, and Abhi Nemani, former chief data officer of Los Angeles, will explore how public-philanthropic partnerships can help local governments sustain progress during economic volatility ATLANTA & TORONTO — Euna Solutions: WHAT Euna Solutions®, a leading provider of best-in-class SaaS solutions, purpose-built for the […]

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7 d. ago Peter MacKinnon: The University of Saskatchewan is on an ideological mission. It needs to end

Mandatory DEI training for academic staff merits a public outcry and action by the government

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9 d. ago Is the federal government failing public servants with disabilities?

Public Service Confidential's V. C. de la Ronde explains how ableism is "still deeply embedded in many workplace cultures" including the public service.

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2 w. ago What another Liberal minority government means for the public service

Here's everything you need to know about what the public service can expect from the new government.

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2 w. ago Opinion: Why is Alberta hiding survey results on renewable energy?

What is the government trying to hide from the Alberta public when it sends Postmedia a stack of 300 fully redacted pages of survey results about Alberta’s renewable energy industry? To start, responding to a legitimate freedom of information request with 300 blank pages raises serious concerns about the Alberta government’s commitment to transparency. Now, […]

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2 w. ago Federal government report on UFOs is expected to be made public by June

An internal briefing said the initiative is "not meant to prove or deny the existence of extraterrestrial life or extraterrestrial visitors."

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3 w. ago Doug Ford sneaks exemptions for Ontario Place construction into unrelated new law

Just when one may think that the public's confidence in the provincial government and its Ontario Place revitalization project could not get any lower, shady new particulars of Doug Ford's deal with megaspa brand Therme keep coming to light.First, there were the multiple leaks about the site's taxpayer-funded parking garage that Ford and his team appeared to try and conceal, along with the news of the project being exempt from environmental assessments and noise bylaws, shocking cost-benefit analyses that show immense losses for the Province, and more.Then last week, a damning New York Times investigation exposed how Austria-based Therme successfully misrepresented itself and exaggerated its reputation to the Province while only having $1.1 million in equity and one single wellness facility under its belt (on top of essentially stealing its branding from a competitor, with ...

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3 w. ago Cuts, caps or growth? What party platforms mean for public servants

Here are the promises being made by the Conservatives, Liberals, NDP and Greens that could affect public service jobs, consultant cuts and AI in government.

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3 w. ago Black public servants to appeal court decision dismissing $2.5

The plaintiffs alleged that Black government workers suffered systemic discrimination in the federal public service.

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3 w. ago This public servant received a letter saying their job would be affected by cuts. Now what?

A former public servant weighs on the options for government workers whose jobs have been cut.

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3 w. ago Judge pauses Trump administration’s plans for mass layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire nearly everyone at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was paused on Friday by a federal judge, who said she was “deeply concerned” about the plan. The decision leaves in limbo a bureau created after the Great Recession to safeguard against fraud, abuse and deceptive practices. Trump […]

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3 w. ago B.C. urged to cut ties with U.S. LifeLabs owner amid Trump tariffs

A public health advocacy group is urging the B.C. government to end a contract with a U.S. company that owns LifeLabs, the province's main provider of outpatient lab services. 

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4 w. ago UCP caucus expels outspoken MLA Peter Guthrie amid new accusations

Guthrie voted with an Opposition motion on Monday calling for the government to hold a judge-led public inquiry into allegations of corruption with procurement at AHS

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4 w. ago Stephen Harper's former chief of staff says a Poilievre government could move 'quickly' to cut the public service

For Ian Brodie, time is of the essence to reduce the federal budget.

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last month Hungary passes a constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ+ public events

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s parliament has passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities. Legal scholars and critics call Monday’s decision another step toward authoritarianism as the populist government continues to restrict the rights of LGBTQ+ communities. The amendment passed along party lines, with 140 votes […]

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last month Will the federal government buy Canadian in the 'quantum revolution'?

Canadian tech experts want the feds to support home-grown development of quantum computers to avoid American domination in the area.

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