Gov’t. Report Warns of ‘Decreasing Confidence in Canada’s Democracy’, Suggests Mitigations

Civil servants should face discipline for incompetence or corruption no matter how high up they are in the chain of command, a recently released Privy Council report recommends. The report recommended “consequences for violations regardless of level or position” for managers who breach a federal Ethics Code. It was just one of the recommendations made in a bid to address the “decreasing confidence in Canada’s democracy” since the pandemic. “Measures of decreasing confidence in Canada’s democracy are cause for concern,” reads the “Value and Ethics Report,” which was first obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter. “Citizens rightfully expect publicly funded institutions to deliver services effectively and efficiently.”...