A new approach for Ontario public service
8 min read
On December 6, Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak released a document entitled A New Deal for the Public Sector...
Obama 2.0 and the partisan divide
4 min read
In 2008, President Obama refashioned American politics for a more digital age, leveraging the Internet to both engage volunteers and...
Dancing with the Devil: Institutionalizing integrity in public administration
2 min read
Following Singapore’s independence in 1965, the controversial leadership of Lee Kuan Yew transformed this former British trading post into a...
A new way of doing business
2 min read
There is little doubt that a crisis of relevance has hit governments. As they deal with reduced budgets and increased...
Oversight of government spending
4 min read
Over the past few years, the preparation and delivery of the federal budget has become an early spring tradition that...
13 issues to watch
16 min read
Once again, Policy Horizons Canada has prepared exclusively for CGE a list of "wicked issues" for public servants to think...
Bending the cost curve in the health system
4 min read
In healthcare, cost-cutting can result in cutting what is valued most by patients since they are often overlooked or not...
The emperor’s new clothes
2 min read
Since joining government I have learned that we love sound bites almost as much as we like acronyms.
Why People Fail
7 min read
We seek success in our daily endeavours. But it’s often through failure that we can learn best.
Evolution of the federal communication community
6 min read
Depending on how you count, 10-20 percent of all Canadian public relations/communication professionals work for the federal government and its...