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Janice Charette took over as Canada’s top bureaucrat Monday with the double challenge of earning the confidence of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and of the country’s change-weary public servants.
Charette stepped into the job as clerk of the Privy Council Office and the prime minister’s top bureaucratic advisor at a time when the public service is in the midst of a massive change, with a combat mission beginning and an election looming.
The transition between Charette and her predecessor Wayne Wouters has been in the works since Wouters announced his retirement and Charette was picked to replace him several months ago. The change-over formally began on Monday.
It’s the first time in years that a new clerk also comes with a new deputy clerk. Michael Wernick, a long-time and respected deputy minister — most recently at Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada — was recently appointed to replace Charette, who had been deputy clerk since January 2013.
“I think Janice is an excellent choice. She is well-prepared and will do a great job and Michael is a seasoned pro who will provide strong support to her and the public service,” said Mel Cappe, a former PCO clerk under the Chretien government.
Approaching eight years as prime minister, Harper doesn’t need a clerk to give him the kind of guidance and support he would have sought as a newcomer to the office. He has worked with Charette and picked her as his chief bureaucratic advisor but that top post demands a new level of comfort and confidence.
A big issue on her plate will be Canada’s combat mission against Islamic State militants. The main bureaucratic pointman on the file will be the prime minister’s national security adviser Stephen Rigby, said Wesley Wark, national security expert at the University of Ottawa.
Wark said Charette would be providing the prime minister strategic policy advice on foreign and defence policy, but the day-to-day operational details will be left to Rigby. He will be shaping operational advice working with the Canadian Forces leadership, Defence deputy minister Richard Fadden and two one-star generals who are reporting to him.
Wark said the government could set up a separate task force for the mission as it did for Afghanistan if the mission drags on longer than expected.
The other big file will be planning the transition to a new government after the federal election, including putting together briefing books and advice for an incoming government.
But many argue Charette has to keep the management of the public service front and centre in the coming months because all eyes will be on her, particularly her plans for modernizing the public service.
In a video address released Monday, Charette said she was “invigorated” by the challenges facing the public service. She referred to the changes underway and suggested she would continue on the action plan that Wouters unveiled to implement his Blueprint 2020 vision.
Many public servants say they are waiting to see how Charette will put her own stamp on the Blueprint reforms that are being rolled out across government to bring the public service into the digital age.
She emphasized the same priorities as Wouters for new skills, new technologies and a “culture of innovation” to improve the traditional role and work of the public service, while building “communities” for Canadians and “enhancing our quality of life.”
“And while our world continues to evolve at a rapid pace, our focus continues to be delivery of quality programs and services and evidence-based advice to government,” she said.
Wouters formally left the public service on Friday with a written outgoing message to all public servants and a final tweet — “saluting out flag on the Peace Tower as I leave Langevin for the last time as clerk. Thx for everything. Long live the PS!”
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Charette stepped into the job as clerk of the Privy Council Office and the prime minister’s top bureaucratic advisor at a time when the public service is in the midst of a massive change, with a combat mission beginning and an election looming.
The transition between Charette and her predecessor Wayne Wouters has been in the works since Wouters announced his retirement and Charette was picked to replace him several months ago. The change-over formally began on Monday.
It’s the first time in years that a new clerk also comes with a new deputy clerk. Michael Wernick, a long-time and respected deputy minister — most recently at Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada — was recently appointed to replace Charette, who had been deputy clerk since January 2013.
“I think Janice is an excellent choice. She is well-prepared and will do a great job and Michael is a seasoned pro who will provide strong support to her and the public service,” said Mel Cappe, a former PCO clerk under the Chretien government.
Approaching eight years as prime minister, Harper doesn’t need a clerk to give him the kind of guidance and support he would have sought as a newcomer to the office. He has worked with Charette and picked her as his chief bureaucratic advisor but that top post demands a new level of comfort and confidence.
A big issue on her plate will be Canada’s combat mission against Islamic State militants. The main bureaucratic pointman on the file will be the prime minister’s national security adviser Stephen Rigby, said Wesley Wark, national security expert at the University of Ottawa.
Wark said Charette would be providing the prime minister strategic policy advice on foreign and defence policy, but the day-to-day operational details will be left to Rigby. He will be shaping operational advice working with the Canadian Forces leadership, Defence deputy minister Richard Fadden and two one-star generals who are reporting to him.
Wark said the government could set up a separate task force for the mission as it did for Afghanistan if the mission drags on longer than expected.
The other big file will be planning the transition to a new government after the federal election, including putting together briefing books and advice for an incoming government.
But many argue Charette has to keep the management of the public service front and centre in the coming months because all eyes will be on her, particularly her plans for modernizing the public service.
In a video address released Monday, Charette said she was “invigorated” by the challenges facing the public service. She referred to the changes underway and suggested she would continue on the action plan that Wouters unveiled to implement his Blueprint 2020 vision.
Many public servants say they are waiting to see how Charette will put her own stamp on the Blueprint reforms that are being rolled out across government to bring the public service into the digital age.
She emphasized the same priorities as Wouters for new skills, new technologies and a “culture of innovation” to improve the traditional role and work of the public service, while building “communities” for Canadians and “enhancing our quality of life.”
“And while our world continues to evolve at a rapid pace, our focus continues to be delivery of quality programs and services and evidence-based advice to government,” she said.
Wouters formally left the public service on Friday with a written outgoing message to all public servants and a final tweet — “saluting out flag on the Peace Tower as I leave Langevin for the last time as clerk. Thx for everything. Long live the PS!”
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