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Overwhelmed by workload, public sector integrity commissioner asks for more money
Canada's public service integrity watchdog says it's so overwhelmed with tips about wrongdoing, from mismanagement to violations of departmental codes of conduct, that it needs to double its budget just to keep up.
CRTC criticized for offering assigned office space as fundraiser prize
The federal telecommunications and broadcasting regulator has been criticized for offering assigned office space as a prize for a charity fundraiser. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says it showed the government is "completely out of touch'" with workers upset over the return-to-office directive.
Feds frustrated by impasse with city over sale of Wellington Street
Public Services and Procurement Canada says it made an offer to buy Wellington Street, but the city hasn't come back with either a refusal or a counter-offer.
Canada's airport fire rules risking passengers' lives, firefighters warn
Major Canadian airports lack sufficient resources on site to rescue passengers from inside aircraft in the event of a fire, according to firefighters who are calling on the government to upgrade domestic regulations to match international safety standards.
Public servants uneasy as government 'spy' robot prowls federal offices
A device public servants call “the little robot” began appearing in Gatineau office buildings this March. Their union calls it intrusive and insulting.
Former executive sues public service union for close to $1M
A former top executive at the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada is suing the federal union for wrongful dismissal, Radio-Canada has learned.
Systemic Change
'A deal to be silent': Public servant paid to keep quiet about discrimination on the job
A Black federal public servant who launched a racial discrimination complaint against the Canadian government says she felt uncomfortable signing a gag order because she feared it could further entrench a culture of silence around racism within the bureaucracy.