{"product_id":"a-public-servants-voice-through-the-words-of-the-first-woman-clerk-of-the-privy-council-for-canada-paperback","title":"A Public Servant's Voice: Through the Words of the First Woman Clerk of the Privy Council for Canada - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJocelyne Bourgon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan ideas from the past help to invent a better future? In this part-memoir and part-guide, Jocelyne Bourgon explores this central question through the representation of her noteworthy career and professional life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Public Servant's Voice\u003c\/em\u003e presents Bourgon's reflections on her time in government. As the first woman clerk of the privy council for Canada, secretary to cabinet, and head of the public service from 1994 to 1999, Bourgon brings an unprecedented perspective to public administration and public sector reform. She reflects on decades of work in the public sector and the field of public administration, in Canada and abroad. This book covers her career from her first days as a public servant to creating \u003cem\u003eA New Synthesis of Public Administration\u003c\/em\u003e to face the challenges of the 21st century. Along the way she played a key role in the Charlottetown negotiations, helped bring Canada a decade of fiscal surplus, launched initiatives to strengthen the public service, and worked with peers around the world.\u003cbr\u003eProviding a public service perspective on events in Canada in the late 20th century steeped through the life of one public servant, this book is more than a memoir. Instead, it speaks specifically to those who are willing to take on the heavy burden of serving their fellow citizens and provides vital insights for the future of Canadian governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Honourable Jocelyne Bourgon, PC, OC is the founding president of Public Governance International and president emeritus of the Canada School of Public Service. She had a distinguished career in the public service, including as the first woman secretary to cabinet for federal-provincial relations under Prime Minister Mulroney's government and the first woman clerk of the privy council for Canada under the government of Prime Minister Chrétien.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.99 x 5.92 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48716752126201,"sku":"9781487574758","price":49.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ihMibkOWNs9781487574758.webp?v=1785073619","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-public-servants-voice-through-the-words-of-the-first-woman-clerk-of-the-privy-council-for-canada-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}