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From the Prime Minister's Web Site (http://www.pm.gc.ca/)

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Prime Minister praises public servants and promises to clean up government

March 23, 2006
Ottawa, Ontario

In a speech given to a group of public servants today, Prime Minister Stephen Harper praised the public service for its professionalism and the work it does on behalf of Canada. “We are fortunate in this country to possess a modern, multi-faceted, public service staffed by professional, dedicated, and highly skilled people such as yourselves,” the Prime Minister said.

In his speech, Prime Minister Harper discussed the Government’s Federal Accountability Act and the need for positive change for public servants. In particular, this would include promoting public servants based on merit as opposed to political connections, as well as ensuring that proper whistleblower protection is put in place.

The Prime Minister said that the federal Government’s reforms to the public service will ensure that it runs more efficiently in the future. “What we hope to do is to replace the so-called culture of entitlement of the previous regime with a new culture of accountability,” the Prime Minister said.

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