Defending a Contested Ideal : Merit and the Public Service Commission, 1908-2008
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http://books.openedition.org/uop/1663Author(s)
Ken Rasmussen
Luc Juillet
Language
EnglishAbstract
In 1908, after decades of struggling with a public administration undermined by systemic patronage, the Canadian parliament decided that public servants would be selected on the basis of merit, through a system administered by an independent agency: the Public Service Commission of Canada. This history, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Commission, recounts its unique contribution to the development of an independent public service, which has become a pillar of Canadian parliamentary democracy.
Keywords
Canadian Parliament; public service; commission; democracyISBN
9780776627199Publisher website
http://www.press.uottawa.caPublication date and place
2008Classification
Peace studies & conflict resolution