Your comments would be much more illuminating if you committed to reading the article first.

Although my post could well stand on its own, here's the reference from the column:

"Canada’s most famous proponent of this view (a hostile public service) was Stephen Harper, who used it as the basis of his 1991 masters dissertation and spent his years in opposition passing around books and articles that characterized the public sector as a malevolent force. "

Hope this helps.  
Have a lovely long weekend.