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Québec, August 20, 2018
Today at the IPAC Annual Conference the President, Lucie
Robitaille, announced the 2018 IPAC Vanier Medal will be awarded to Douglas
Moen, who is currently Interim Executive Director at the Johnson Shoyama
Graduate School of Public Policy at the Universities of Regina and
Saskatchewan, for his contribution to Canadian public service.
His nominator, Honourable Brad Wall, former Premier of Saskatchewan,
noted "It is difficult to imagine a candidate more deserving than Mr.
Moen. As Deputy Minister to the Premier he led our efforts to renew and
revitalize the Saskatchewan public service by embarking on an ambitious plan of
public service renewal. These efforts enhanced the abilities of our public
service to work as one team, support innovation and continuous improvement, and
to increase our focus on serving our citizens. These improvements in public
service delivery were achieved at a time when the size of the provincial public
service was reduced by 15 per cent over four years. The legacy of his
leadership will have lasting positive impacts on the people of
Saskatchewan."
Mr. Moen joined the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public
Policy in November 2016, where he teaches graduate students and public servants
about the workings of the public sector. From 2009 to 2016, Mr. Moen served as
Deputy Minister to the Premier of Saskatchewan in Executive Council. Prior to
that, he served for 7 years as Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney
General in Saskatchewan.
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