tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post3774346442235464740..comments2024-02-29T06:03:35.483-05:00Comments on Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections: Summary of informal discussion at LAC - 19 September 2007JDRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-63050949025113228012007-09-23T08:13:00.000-04:002007-09-23T08:13:00.000-04:00There is no doubt that LAC made a PR mistake in th...There is no doubt that LAC made a PR mistake in the way that they handled the reduction in hours. They may also have tried to "spin" the decision at the 19 Sep meeting (which I did not attend but rely on John's report). But, from the LAC staff that I have met over the years, I believe that they are trying to improve their service and deserve the benefit of the doubt. Anonymous may be more currentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-76854971073582548462007-09-22T14:56:00.000-04:002007-09-22T14:56:00.000-04:00Oh please, sure there are "adjustments" as in are ...Oh please, sure there are "adjustments" as in are we spending what we should have or how much did we overspend (burn) this quarter or how much is let for the next quarter but to say that what happened here was a mere "adjustment" is a joke. On this website we have the following assessment:<BR/><BR/>30% reduction<BR/>According to a post on the LAC web site, weekday full service hours will be 10 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-83501965190506271562007-09-21T18:39:00.000-04:002007-09-21T18:39:00.000-04:00It is not uncommon for federal budges to be adjust...It is not uncommon for federal budges to be adjusted throughout the year and they are normally reviewed at three month intervals, i.e. 30 June.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-51020780281198884422007-09-20T18:56:00.000-04:002007-09-20T18:56:00.000-04:00PLAN?! What PLAN?!! Obviously going for a servic...PLAN?! What PLAN?!! Obviously going for a service cut without allowing for more self-service (like publishing online descriptions and ordering materials from home) meant that management doesn't know how to manage, customer service doesn't know how to service their clients and that PLANNING wasn't part of the process!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-10124725769011218362007-09-20T15:28:00.000-04:002007-09-20T15:28:00.000-04:00You report that LAC’s justification for their dras...You report that LAC’s justification for their drastic changes to public service was that: first, a quick budget cut was necessary when the section received its budget in mid-summer.; and, second, a longer-term factor is a desire to shift priority, and resources, to fund digitization projects so that datasets will be widely available via the internet. As for the first point, Government of Canada Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com