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In Brent Watkins’ 10 years in the Public Service, he’s had some close encounters, including with poachers.
Reid Doig knows that nobody really likes filing their taxes “so we try to make it as easy as we can.”
Margaret Gillis says she took her job because she has “a really keen interest in health care.”
Sandra Ginnish says “I felt that as a First Nations person, if I wanted to change things for the better, one of the best ways to do it was from within.”
Officer Mélanie Girouard and her detector dog are making a real difference in controlling smuggling into Canada.
Ernie Gladstone says “I am a Haida. I grew up in this community.”
Mike Hayes knows that government work is “what you make it. It’s not all cookie-cutter.”
HR Consultant Jeff Hepp loves working for a smaller department because it gives him diversity in his work and opportunities to be involved in more activities.
Volcanologist Dr. Catherine Hickson puts together “a whole bunch of pieces of a puzzle.”
Robert Jinchereau finds it “extremely rewarding to contribute to saving lives.”
Paul Joe says “A severe weather warning should tell you exactly when and where a rainstorm will hit, and exactly what type of rain it will be.”
Venitia Joseph would like to be remembered as a scientist who was devoted to the cause.
Lynn Lemire-Lauzon says “The federal government needed to refresh its policies for executive management to do business with the next generation of executives in the Public Service.”
Peter Levick has “let Canadians know what public servants do and how it can help them.”
Sonia L'Heureux loves her job as a strategic policy advisor because she "contributes to making Canada a better place to live"
John Lutz is not your typical civil servant.
Barbara Mullally Pauly wants her granddaughter to inherit a world “she and her peers can live in and enjoy.”
To Dr. Manjeet Sethi science means making the world a better place.
Kerry Sisk helps ensure that Canadians get the best value for their tax dollars.
André Vautour never imagined that his background as a pilot would one day help protect Canada’s lakes and oceans.
In Brent Watkins’ 10 years in the Public Service, he’s had some close encounters, including with poachers.
In 1908, Adam Shortt became one of the two first commissioners of the Civil Service Commission.