Words Worth Noting - March 11, 2026

“Donald J. Savoie has spent decades studying the inner workings of Canada’s federal bureaucracy. He’s watched Ottawa grow more centralized and more crowded with what he calls ‘poets,’ policy thinkers and advisers, while the ‘plumbers,’ the front-line workers delivering services to Canadians, have not been prioritized.”

Introduction to interview with Savoie in National Post July 26, 2025