Public management gone global
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There seems little argument in the wake of the financial crisis shaking the foundations of the global economy that good...
Preserving independence: The fight for financial information
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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
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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
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Energy, not time, is the fundamental currency of high performance. But most executives are obsessed with time.
Mining in Canada: global leaders, local benefactors
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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
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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
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During the mid 1990s Canada gained a reputation internationally for public sector innovation.
Mixed message on government services
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Most Americans … believe the government should invest more in providing such services
A good time for change
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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?
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“The public service is being asked to do the impossible,” says Tom Jenkins, executive chairman of Open Text.