Ottawa has issued a guidance document informing public servants they may face scrutiny if they post content on social media that it deems partisan, disrespectful, or critical of government policies—even when shared from anonymous personal accounts.
The document seeks to provide “guidance for public servants on their personal use of social media.”
“Ultimately, we need to carefully think about how to uphold confidence in our ability to provide advice to the government and serve Canadians in a non-partisan and impartial manner,” said the guidance document issued by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, which assists the Treasury Board in overseeing government spending and operations….