Presented By

13:00 – 13:10

Welcome and Introductions

Dr. Lori Turnbull, Deputy Editor, Canadian Government Executive

13:10 – 14:30

Government Contracting and the Role of Public Sector

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates has been studying the outsourcing of government contracts to private consulting firms. A study by Carleton University has revealed that the federal government spent at least $22 billion on outsourcing in 2021-22. McKinsey and Company got a lot of the attention, as federal government contracts with this company have grown since the Liberals formed government in 2015, but many consulting companies are in a similar situation. Our panel will speak to this very important issue and the implications for the role of the public service.

Moderator:

Dr. Lori Turnbull, Deputy Editor, Canadian Government Executive

Panelists:

Michael Wernick, Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management, University of Ottawa and former Clerk of the Privy Council

Dr. Amanda Clarke, Associate Professor, Carleton University

14:30 – 16:00

Special Presentation: Knowing Canadians
Over the past year Statistics Canada has been releasing the results from the 2021 Census through several different facets from population growth; aging population; immigration; racialized groups; indigenous population; education and labour force to income and expenditures. This special presentation will capture the main highlights from the census as well as what has happened over the last two years, how Canadians are emerging from the pandemic as well as changes from the economic front.

Dr. Doug Norris, Senior Vice President and Chief Demographer, Environics Analytics

With discussion from Brad Graham, Senior Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto

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