Stocky Doris Day should be a kindergarten teacher

In a fundamentalist christian school, of course.

His intro memo to the staff at Treasury Board is unprofessional, insincere, childish in the extreme, and insulting to those he addresses.

Day may not realize all of that.  He doesn’t appear to be extremely bright, and he certainly isn’t worldly.

Here are a few excerpts from his memo:

Hello out there in Treasury Board land! As your newly appointed President (I'm still trying to get used to that title), I don't mind telling you I'm feeling a little bit overwhelmed.
 
A few minutes ago, I was looking out of my office window beside the Peace Tower in the direction of the Treasury Board building. I was wondering if I could see any of you from here.
 
The newly prepared briefing books (they look huge) are sitting on the desk in front of me. My briefing sessions are just beginning and I can see that I have a lot to learn.

By trying to sound folksy, chatty, and down-to-earth, he comes across as a fumbling, uneducated guy with no clue as to the nature of his audience.

Did you ever read any of those books written by Richard Scarry? Our kids used to enjoy when we would read one called What Do People Do All Day.

...Now my grandkids will be asking me "What do Treasury Board people do all day, do they take care of Treasures?" I'll say, "Well kind of ..."
 
I'll explain to them that I'll be working with people who work hard every day taking care of the money that the Government gets from all the workers in Canada who pay what's called "taxes," which is the money it takes to run the Government.

Now if Stock were really writing this for his grandkids, this would be fine, but his audience is the staff at Treasury Board.  In addition to making one feel like gagging, this is an extremely patronizing way of addressing adults who have been working at TB for years, some for decades.  They hardly need to hear a dumbed-down version of what they do.

I'm also looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible. The Secretary tells me there are over two thousand of you out there, in Ottawa and from coast to coast. I'm not sure I'll have each of your names memorized by the weekend, but I will get a better idea of "what you do all day" as I get the chance to meet you or at least to hear from you through the magic of email and other sources.

Again, while day is probably trying to sound humourous, his level of address is simply insulting to adults.  If he cannot come up with a genial, but serious intro, he should not have bothered.

So let me say "Thank You" again for "what you do all day". Each of you in your own way is making a difference. I'd like to be a part of that with you.  So for now, it's back to the briefing books. We'll talk again soon. And I'll be telling my grandkids about you.

“Stockwell” “Doris” “Day” should listen to communication advisors who would tell him that “quotation marks” are a “sign” of someone who needs “training” in writing to an “adult” audience.

We’ll talk again soon - patronizing, insincere, just plain stupid and inaccurate.        

I find it somewhat frightening that this bumpkin will be running Treasury Board - sort of.  We all know the real captain will be Stay-the-course, steady-hand-at-the-helm, the Big Guy, Himself.

Bunker mentality on display: these guys listen to their own rhetoric so much they have no clue what Canadians are all about.