week 10 public admin and ethics

7/25/2019 Week 10 Public Admin and Ethics

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Public Administrationand Ethics

Week 10


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McCallions confict o

interest http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1063908--hazel-s-new-legacy-a-hrricane-o!-con!lict"#n$1

%&ississaga &ayor 'azel &c(allionengaged in a )ery real con!lict o! interestwhen she secretly promoted a land deal that

cold ha)e pt millions o! dollars into herson*s pocket. %


3/26

Ethics and Public

Administration +n (anada, and other li#eral democracies, the190s saw the rise o! concerns a#ot p#licsector ethics.


4/26

Ethics and Public

Administrationew #lic &anagement raises new concerns.

(i)il ser)ants responsi#le !or reslts notprocess, has led to !ocs on )ales ratherthan rles.

lternati)e ser)ice deli)ery raises estion o!whether pri)ate partners share p#lic sector)ales.


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Complex Responsibilities

2he p#lic ser)ice has many responsi#ilitiesand commitments:

to the p#lic

to the laws that go)ern its powers andmanagement

to the &inisters who are the political heads o!

departments.


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Conficting responsibilities

2hese mltiple responsi#ilities can createtensions #etween the dty o! the p#licser)ice to ser)e the go)ernment and its

ethical o#ligation to promote the p#licinterest.


7/26

Ethical issues

con!licts o! interest

con!identiality o! in!ormation

political partisanship


8/26

How can we, or shouldwe, encourage ethicalbehaiour in thepublic serice!


9/26

"trengthening public sectorethics codes o! condct

training and edcation

role models

an attenti)e p#lic 4citizens, 5s, massmedia7

'owe)er, it is clear that rles and gidelinesa#ot process still will need to play a role.


10/26

#ait Report$A StrongFoundation2ask orce on #lic er)ice ales and

;thics, 1996

called !or de)elopment o! p#lic ser)ice code o!condct


11/26

Values and Ethics Code for thePublic Service

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Values and Ethics Code for thePublic Service

#lic er)ice ales

>emocratic ales

ro!essional ales ;thical ales

eople ales

http://www.t#s-sct.gc.ca/p#s?pol/hrp#s/t#?8@1/)ec-c)e-eng.pd!
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/hrpubs/tb_851/vec-cve-eng.pdfhttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/hrpubs/tb_851/vec-cve-eng.pdfhttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/hrpubs/tb_851/vec-cve-eng.pdfhttp://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/hrpubs/tb_851/vec-cve-eng.pdf


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%PAC, &A Public "erants Commitment

s'+nstitte o! #lic dministration o! (anada

A strong Commitment to Personal Integrity

A strong Commitment to Democratic Governance

A strong Commitment to Respectfulness

A strong Commitment to Continual earning and

Innovation

A strong Commitment to Critical Reflection on Ethicsand Values
http://www.ipac.ca/PublicSectorEthicshttp://www.ipac.ca/PublicSectorEthicshttp://www.ipac.ca/PublicSectorEthicshttp://www.ipac.ca/PublicSectorEthicshttp://www.ipac.ca/PublicSectorEthics


14/26

"ponsorship "candal

What was the %sponsorship scandalA"

'ow was it nco)ered"

(=( rchi)es, &ay 8,


15/26

"ponsorship "candal

%then !ormer rime &inister Bean (hrCtien, his chie!o! sta!!, Bean elletier, the depty minister o! p#licworks and go)ernment ser)ices (anada, DanaldEail, a hands-on minister o! p#lic works and

go)ernment ser)ices (anada 4herea!ter PWGSC),l!onso 5agliano, and a middle-le)elentreprenerial manager in charge o! ad)ertising inthat same department, (harles 4(hck7 5itC, were

all responsi#le !or allowing the sponsorship programto #e rn irresponsi#ly and withot properacconta#ility sa!egardsA 45reene and hgarman,


16/26

(omer) *inal Report

Decommendation: 2he 5o)ernment sholdadopt legislation to entrench into law a #licer)ice (harter!

statement o! the essential )ales that allp#lic ser)ants cold #e eFpected toem#race

a charter o! the rights and o#ligations o!p#lic ser)ants and as a sym#ol o! the5o)ernment*s ndertaking to gi)e newrespect to the p#lic ser)ice


17/26

*ederal Ethics Counselor

irst appointed 199G

2o report to rime &inister*s !!ice


18/26

*ederal Ethics Commissioner

ppointed in


19/26

+ice o the Confict o %nterestand Ethics Commissioner (reated in


20/26

Conict of Interest Act

assed in


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Public Servants DisclosureProtection Act assed in


22/26

Public "ector %ntegrit)Commissioner 2he (ommissioner is an gent o! arliament

appointed #y resoltion o! the enate and'ose o! (ommons. 'e/she reports directly

to arliament. Hnder in)estigation #y the ditor 5eneral,

#lic ector +ntegrity (ommissioner

(hristiane imet resignedin ecem#er


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Controers) oer the %ntegrit)CommissionerFormer Integrity Commissioner Christiane Ouimet modeled many

of the behaiours that she !as charged !ith driing out of the"ublic serice:

a#sing her sta!!, taking reprisals against a !ormer employee, anddemonstrating IrelctanceI to !ind wrongdoing

!ailing to do her Jo#. 2he ditor 5eneral reported that imet !ailedto !l!ill her mandate: in three years she !ond zero cases o!wrongdoing and !ailed to protect a single whistle#lower !romreprisals

when the ditor 5eneralIs in)estigation into her condct wasnearing completion, imet negotiated a K@00,000 settlement,inclding a gag order seemingly designed to protect her 4and thego)ernment7 !rom criticism or conseences

displaying a disregard !or or democratic instittions #y re!sing !ormonths to respond to a arliamentary committee as it tried tosmmon her to eFplain her actions.A

http://!airwhistle#lower.ca/no-more-oimets
http://fairwhistleblower.ca/no-more-ouimetshttp://fairwhistleblower.ca/no-more-ouimets


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Protection orwhistleblowers! >espite thePublic Servants Disclosure Protection Actand the

creation o! the #lic ector +ntegrity (ommissioner, manycomplain that there is still not s!!icient protection !orwhistle#lowers in the ci)il ser)ice.

(ritics inclde: F#I$ %Federal #ccountability Initiatie for $eform) (anadians !or cconta#ility

or a critie o! the act, see:http://!airwhistle#lower.ca/psdpa/psdpa?critie.html

ne eFample o! the lack o! protection:http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/103893G--e!!ecti)ely-silencing-canada-s-whistle#lowers


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Conseratie (oernmentand Ethics http://!llcomment.nationalpost.com/


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Corruption Ran-ings

2ransparency +nternational L(orrption erceptions +ndeF

5lo#al +ntegrity L 5lo#al +ntegrity Deport

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/986663--canada-slips-in-anti-corrption-rankings
http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2010/resultshttp://www.globalintegrity.org/report/Canada/2010http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/986663--canada-slips-in-anti-corruption-rankingshttp://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/986663--canada-slips-in-anti-corruption-rankingshttp://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/986663--canada-slips-in-anti-corruption-rankingshttp://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/986663--canada-slips-in-anti-corruption-rankingshttp://www.globalintegrity.org/report/Canada/2010http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2010/results

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