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

Gov’t. Report Warns of ‘Decreasing Confidence in Canada’s Democracy’, Suggests Mitigations
A woman walks past the the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council building in the parliamentary precinct in downtown Ottawa, on June, 30, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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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.