Preserving independence: The fight for financial information
7 min read
Kevin Page’s mandate as the first Parliamentary Budget Officer comes to an end in six months. During his tenure there...
Maximizing your public-private partnerships
4 min read
The P3 model is different from traditional procurement: it transfers significant risk from the public sector, focuses on on-time, on-budget...
Balancing energy expenditure
7 min read
Energy, not time, is the fundamental currency of high performance. But most executives are obsessed with time.
Mining in Canada: global leaders, local benefactors
4 min read
Mining and exploration companies are struggling to revise their business plans to weather the storm. Regrettably, some of these companies...
Mining public policy: The road ahead
7 min read
Kevin Costante is Deputy Minister, Ministry of Northern Development and Mines for Ontario. He spoke with guest editor Vic Pakalnis.
Arm’s length agencies: The next generation
6 min read
During the mid 1990s Canada gained a reputation internationally for public sector innovation.
Mixed message on government services
1 min read
Most Americans … believe the government should invest more in providing such services
A good time for change
2 min read
Robert Thompson, the head of the government of Newfoundland's Executive Council, reminded public servants present that even growth – a...
Half full or half empty?
1 min read
“The public service is being asked to do the impossible,” says Tom Jenkins, executive chairman of Open Text.
From regulated to regulator: Transparent transitions
4 min read
Governments are challenged to meaningfully mitigate the effects of the financial and economic crisis. What policies and practices are needed...