Government hiring more people to teach them how Washington works… with a taxpayer-funded field trip to D.C.
The Liberals previously pledged to cut down on spending on consultants after facing backlash.
Ottawa’s bureaucrats are getting another lesson on how to do their jobs — and you’re paying for it.
A sole-source contract posted on MERX shows the Canada School of Public Service is hiring a Washington-based “Canada–U.S. Subject Matter Expert” to design and deliver a program called How Washington Works for senior federal executives. The training will be delivered in Washington, D.C., as part of the Executive Leadership Development Program.
Translation? Canada’s highest-paid bureaucrats are getting a taxpayer-funded field trip to the U.S. capital so a consultant can explain American politics and Americans to them.
No cost was disclosed, but it’s another example of the Carney government’s consultant culture: outsourcing the obvious, while Canadians at home struggle with inflation, housing, and rising taxes.
Sheila Gunn Reid
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Sheila Gunn Reid is the Alberta Bureau Chief for Rebel News and host of the weekly The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid. She's a mother of three, conservative activist, and the author of best-selling books including Stop Notley.
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Bernhard Jatzeck commented 2025-08-21 21:26:32 -0400Let me guess: they were flown to Washington….. thereby spewing all that ucky carbon into the air….. but that’s OK because it’s for a good cause, right? -
Bruce Atchison commented 2025-08-21 20:58:24 -0400As usual, Carney cons us out of more money for his bureaucrats. Consultants give us the con and then live like sultans.
