The Public Policy Forum and Deloitte wish to thank the close to 100 senior public service leaders from across Canada at all levels of government for their active participation in the interviews and contribution to this research. [...] This project was intended to assess the state of innovation in government in Canada and represents the first in a series of projects by the Public Policy Forum, Deloitte and other organizations interested in advancing public service and governance. [...] The Public Policy Forum and Deloitte launched this project with the belief that innovation in government holds the promise to address many of these emerging public service challenges. [...] They lament the lack of a at the disconnect between the level of public discourse frank public discussion of lightning rod issues such as the that is taking place and the magnitude of the challenges sustainability of our health care system, the effectiveness we face as a country. [...] As a consequence, public service leaders find it under is seen as limiting the ability of leaders to move difficult to garner the political and public support required forward with the innovations they feel are necessary for meaningful public sector innovation.