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Tony Clement Tells Shared Services Canada, New Agency Launched To Save Money, To Trim Its Own Budget

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First Posted: 10/18/11 11:08 AM ET Updated: 10/19/11 04:30 PM ET

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OTTAWA - Even a federal government agency launched to save money is being told it needs to find a way to chop its budget.

Treasury Board President Tony Clement says Shared Services Canada is not immune from the government's effort to save $4 billion this year.

And he admits it will take a while before the new agency will actually save the government as much money as initially promised.

Clement says public-private partnerships may also be used to streamline the use and cost of IT.

In the meantime, he says government needs to take advantage of the latest technologies such as telepresence and tablet computers to save money.

He says he wants a paperless Parliament Hill and intends to use his cabinet committee to take the lead.

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OTTAWA - Even a federal government agency launched to save money is being told it needs to find a way to chop its budget.Treasury Board President Tony Clement says Shared Services Canada is not immune...
OTTAWA - Even a federal government agency launched to save money is being told it needs to find a way to chop its budget.Treasury Board President Tony Clement says Shared Services Canada is not immune...
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Capital Ottawa
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01:21 PM on 10/18/2011
That's rich, Clement the $50 million dollar man spanking Shared Services Canada for spending too much. Pot calling the kettle black.
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FeistyCanuck
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12:38 PM on 10/18/2011
It is actually kind of laughable to suggest that Shared Services Canada should be finding "savings" while at the same time building a brand new organization by starting with a sizable slice of PWGSC and then integrating nibbles and bites of most if not all other government departments.

Savings how? Compared to what baseline? Starting SSC off with a penny wise/pound foolish mandate is both lunatic and quintessentially Canadian at the same time. A great way to doom the entire effort. Unless of course the whole purpose is to:
1) Centralize data centres
2) Have an organizational failure and collapse quasi-intentionally
3) Outsource the whole thing

I think SSC as it is envisioned at a high level is a fantastic idea. I just hope that the core justification is held to. The purpose is noble but the implementation can be nickeled and dimed to death easily.
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