Michael Wernick

Michael Wernick served as 23rd Clerk of the Privy Council from 2016 to 2019 after many years as a federal deputy minister. He is a consultant at MNP Digital, the Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management at the University of Ottawa and the author of Governing Canada.

Articles by this author

Bulking up the Privy Council Office isn’t the solution to what ails the public service

Can angst about productivity lead to serious public-service reforms?

The pay-as-you-go proposal on cutting federal spending not as simple as advocates say

If spending is out of control, why are important federal services underfunded?

Stress testing Canadian governance

The never-ending question of contracting in the public service

The pull and push of the centre that haunts the public service

Leaving the comfort zone: Difficult issues in public sector reform

To change the trajectory of federal spending, start big and follow the money

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