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Dr. John Brian Morrissey
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Dr. John Brian Morrissey Wins the Canada′s Public Service Outstanding Achievement Award This award, which is the highest commendation in the public service, was presented at Rideau Hall on October 16, 2001 by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, and by Canada′s Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien. Dr. Morrissey was recognized as a man of vision with the leadership, dedication and skills that put progressive ideas to work. Throughout his distinguished career in the federal government, Dr. Morrissey played a major role in positioning Canada as a world leader in agricultural and agri-food research. His achievements include establishing partnerships with industry and education, applying business principles to science management, promoting efficiency and innovation and ensuring the protection of Canada′s food supply. Under his direction, AAFC earned a reputation as one of the finest research organizations in the world. As Prime Minister Jean Chrétien said, Dr. Morrissey has "earned the respect of co-workers, the admiration of peers and the gratitude of the nation." |
Dr. Morrissey has an outstanding track
record in managing research teams and complex issues, as Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM)
of the Research Branch in the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and as ADM for Science
at the Department of Fisheries & Oceans.
In Agriculture Canada, Dr. Morrissey was ADM for Food Production & Inspection Branch (now the Canadian Food Inspection Agency), Director General of its Food Inspection Directorate, and Director of Canada′s Animal Health Division, where he was responsible for Canada′s animal disease control programs. For three years, Dr. Morrissey has lectured in the Executive MBA program of the University of Ottawa. He was received as a member of the United Kingdom′s Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1965. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Warwick University, England, and a diploma in Public Policy and Public Administration from the University of Guelph, Ontario. Alain Paul Martin, 2012 Harvard Univerity Fellow, Advanced Leadership
Mr. Martin worked as a management consultant for Dr. Brian Morrissey and other federal-government departments,
building on his education in advanced technology in France, a business degree at Concordia University,
experience in operations research and system design (Bombardier-Canadair, Dupont, Domtar, CBC), plus international
management of capital projects sponsored by CIDA and the World Bank.
Following the discovery of a single mad-cow disease (BSE) case in Canada and the embargoes of Canadian meat imposed by China, Japan, South Korea, The Philippines and Taiwan Alain took another initiative to study the deadlock with esteemed Asian scholars in public governance, who confirmed that although their countries welcome executives and elected officials representing their trade partners, they feel more comfortable, to explore and negotiate science-based and policy options, with teams comprising, at the very least, one foreign counterpart who possesses advanced education in veterinary medicine and epizootics. Although Alain favoured Drs. Morrissey's and Willis' candidacies, he preferred to provide the prime minister with more choices, given the scarcity and uncertain availability of most outstanding scientific leaders. Thus, he advised P.M. Jean Chrétien to appoint one of the following scientists with cutting-edge expertise and charismatic power in epizootics, among Asian veterinary generals at the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH in Paris), at the time known as the "Office international des Épizooties" OIT): Gordon Dittberner, Brian Morrissey, John McGowan or Norman Willis. Dr. Willis was selected. He is a veterinary surgeon with a PhD in virology and a world authority on epizootics and accidental release and deliberate use of biological agents affecting food and agriculture. He designed, built and ran the groundbreaking Level IV biocontainment laboratory in Winnipeg. He designed the latest curriculum for veterinary-medicine's education in the U.S. Dr. Willis is also respected worldwide, as a former director general, now lifetime president emeritus, of the World Organization for Animal Health (woah) in Paris. Armed with evidence-based BSE/vCJD expertise and principled-negotiation diplomacy, Dr. Willis played an instrumental role in lifting the bans and restoring the flow of Canadian beef exports, as indicted in the post-scriptum appended to Alain Paul Martin's memorandum to P.M. Chrétien.
• Non-partisan Pro-Bono Executive Member of the Prime Minister's Committee
on Government Reform
While at Harvard, then in Canada and other countries,
Alain researched the kernel of value of nation building; created a 60-minute dialogue primer and a deep-dive seminar (duration one to three days)
titled "Building Together a Caring and Principled Great Nation". Both sessions are founded on a co-elevation
culture of purpose, empathy without judgment,
caring, solidarity, learning, positive sum game,
synergy, collaborative innovation and principled habits, including humility, worth adopting, for all, not the least scientists,
educators, influencers and leaders, across sectors. The focus is on education, responsible free will, rather indoctrination.
The deployment of "legitimate power" is not precluded; but orchestrated, with due regard to its adverse consequences
on all parties, including the voiceless. Typically, a hybrid course of options is explored, starting from catlytic-charismatic power,
then collaborative-synergistic (including Joseph Nye's soft power). Two measured and responsible contingencies of last resort exist:
limited coercive power, and only
if absolutely necessary, restrained tactical hard power with constant olive-branche pauses, and review of its value on the stakeholders' dynamics
over the best alternative, throughout the intervention.
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