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Canada’s workforce of the future
Governments are faced with the huge task of making changes and transforming to meet the workforce challenges of a rapidly…
COVID-19 and our generational opportunity to improve citizen services
In this episode, J. Richard Jones talks with Mark Lambert from Accenture. Marks leads Accenture’s Federal Public Service business in…
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Mainstreaming gender equity
When women are empowered, they become powerful agents of change capable of transforming their families, communities, and countries. – HONOURABLE MARIE-CLAUDE BIBEAU, FORMER MINISTER…...
Pandemic Politics and Virtual Elections
In recent years there has been much talk about the promise and peril of digital democracy. From online voting –…...
Bookshelf: Post-Pandemic
When the financial crisis his in 2008, Jonathan McMahon was a director of the Central Bank of Ireland, giving him…...
Bookshelf: Indistractable
Our days are filled with distractions and noise. So whatever our other skills, we must hone our ability to focus…...
Mainstreaming gender equity
When women are empowered, they become powerful agents of change capable of transforming their families, communities, and countries. – HONOURABLE MARIE-CLAUDE BIBEAU, FORMER MINISTER…...
Speaking truth to empower
In March 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressed a civil rights audience at Grosse Pointe High School in Detroit. He…...
Pandemic Politics and Virtual Elections
In recent years there has been much talk about the promise and peril of digital democracy. From online voting –…...
COVID-19 and the Re-imagined Workspace
More than a few years ago, my first taste of corporate life unfolded in the polished confines of a high-rise…...
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A Counting Conundrum: How Many Amendments?
When the Senate returned the government’s energy legislation (Bill C-69) to the House of Commons last spring, media attention focused…...
How to use evidence in policymaking
Why is evidence in policy important? The world we are living in is changing; we are facing some of humankind’s biggest…...
The Future of Innovation in Cybersecurity
In the show today, J. Richard Jones talks with Rick Howard, Chief Security Officer of Palo Alto Networks. Rick is…...
Here’s what happens when tech outpaces government
“What happens when technological innovation outpaces the ability of laws and regulations to keep up?” asked Adam Thierer, Senior Research Fellow at…...
A Counting Conundrum: How Many Amendments?
When the Senate returned the government’s energy legislation (Bill C-69) to the House of Commons last spring, media attention focused…...
How to use evidence in policymaking
Why is evidence in policy important? The world we are living in is changing; we are facing some of humankind’s biggest…...
Post-COVID-19 and the Future of Work
Life, as we know it, has changed drastically over the past few weeks. The coronavirus has put a halt to…...
Operating in the digital environment
Digital is a big component of government services today. The drive for digital transformation began many years ago – moving…...
A look at trade
We live in a time of economic turbulence that is quickly escalating to the point of throwing the global economy…...
Disruption, the New Industrial Revolution
Disruption, for the most part, always used to be seen as a negative term, but there has been a dramatic…...
Canada’s workforce of the future
Governments are faced with the huge task of making changes and transforming to meet the workforce challenges of a rapidly…
COVID-19 and our generational opportunity to improve citizen services
In this episode, J. Richard Jones talks with Mark Lambert from Accenture. Marks leads Accenture’s Federal Public Service business in…
Using data more effectively in policymaking and service delivery, interview with John Cousens, Google Cloud Canada
On the occasion of Google Cloud being awarded its framework agreement with the Government of Canada, we invited John Cousens,…
The biggest threats to cybersecurity
In this episode of CGE Radio, Lori Turnbull talks with Tony Anscombe, Chief Security Evangelist, ESET about the biggest threats…
Leading inclusion and diversity in the OPS
Since the Equity Employment Act was introduced in Canada nearly 35 years ago, there have been significant improvements in the…...
The evolving role of public sector stewardship
Stewardship of public funds is a fundamental responsibility of modern government. Entrusted with taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars, it is the government’s…...
Taking the bully by the horns
Why managers must address workplace harassment proactively The Treasury Board of Canada states that its objective as an employer is…...
Studying public management in dangerous times
The Motorcycle Diaries is a 2004 road movie, coming-of-age story, and biopic. The film follows a young Che Guevara’s travels across South…...
COVID-19: Uprooting and Transforming Work in Canada
The COVID-19 crisis has placed unprecedented demands on public servants in all jurisdictions in the country. Their response has been…...
Inter- and Intrastate Politics and Governance in Canada
In federal systems like Canada’s – where power, authority, and responsibility are divided and/or shared between multiple orders of government…...