The traditional governance relationship between ministers and the public service is now broken, as argued by Professor Donald Savoie in his major study, Breaking the Bargain: Public Servants, Ministers, and Parliament, to which I have heard no serious opposition.
La relation traditionnelle de gouvernance entre les ministres et la fonction publique est maintenant rompue, comme l'a soutenu le professeur Donald Savoie dans son importante étude intitulée Breaking the Bargain : Public Servants, Ministers, and Parliament.