Shorish and Brodie: How a minority government changes life for public servants

Following an election, when a government is formed and its cabinet unveiled, there are two events that public servants anticipate: the Speech from the Throne and the release of the ministerial mandate letters. In mid-December, these revealed the medium-term plans of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government and provided a contextual narrative for everyone, but especially for the public service, which is tasked with implementing the government’s agenda. The 2019 Speech from the Thron