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Justin Ling

Shadow Government: The Consulting Firms Telling Ottawa What to Do

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At some point over the past decade in Canada, McKinsey & Company became the North Star for how to fix things in Ottawa. The management consulting company has been called in to help digitize the Canadian navy, create a ten-year plan for a government-owned bank, modernize leadership at our border services agency, provide an international view on transforming our immigration department, and much more.

The list of their assignments begs the question: Is there anything McKinsey can’t do?

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