Prime Minister's response

March 30, 2001

Dear Mr. Cappe:

Thank you for your annual report on the Public Service of Canada. I was pleased to read about the action that you and your colleagues are taking to respond to the challenges of the knowledge economy and society.

As I said in my reply to the Speech from the Throne on January 31, 2001: "An activist government requires a first class public service. I am proud of our public service. The government will take all the steps necessary to ensure that we continue to have the talent necessary for a public service that is committed to excellence. And we will make the necessary reforms to modernize the public service for the requirements of the 21st century."

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With our combined efforts, I am confident we will have in place, as we move into the future, an institution that is even more innovative, dynamic and reflective of the diversity of the country. A strong, professional, non-partisan, bilingual and national Public Service will help the Government of Canada fulfil its responsibilities and bring us closer to meeting our goal of building a higher quality of life for all Canadians.

Together, we will succeed.

Yours sincerely, 

Mr. Mel Cappe
Clerk of the Privy Council,
Secretary to the Cabinet and 
Head of the Public Service
Room 332, Langevin Block
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A3

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