By Leigh Archibald, Acting Director,
Learning and Communications, Values and Ethics
Welcome to our Fall issue of Window on Values and Ethics.
This issue is built around the theme of responsibility. It begins with a message from Karen Ellis, the new Senior Vice-President of the Workforce and Workplace Renewal Sector which includes Public Service Values and Ethics. Karen underlines the need for dialogue and for a practical understanding of values and ethics in the context of people management.
In Between You and Me, Marie-Lucie Morin, Deputy Minister of International Trade, discusses the role of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade with regard to Canadian businesses abroad, and highlights the link between values and ethics and corporate social responsibility.
Continuing in the same vein, In Perspective provides Industry Canada’s vision of corporate social responsibility, and points out the benefits awaiting companies that take the plunge and adopt this method of governance.
Next, National Defence looks at how staff views responsibility in the context of the National Defence suite of values. Is responsibility as highly regarded as integrity, loyalty, courage and fairness? Which pen would you choose?
Heart and Soul at Work tells the story of a scientist, researcher, emeritus professor and committed public servant who has been predicting both rain and shine for over 30 years at Environment Canada, and whose passion for meteorology has never wavered.
Finally, our faithful companion Mademoiselle Lulu takes a stand and calls on humans to behave responsibly.
Happy reading!
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