Mentoring is a two-way street
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What makes a perfect mentor? Is it age and seniority? Perhaps it is years of education and experience?
A bridge, a budget and a battle of wills
7 min read
When Terry Fallis worked as a political staffer on Parliament Hill and at Queen's Park in the 1980s, he had...
Canadian energy: Policy implications of Chinese investment
6 min read
Since its founding, Canada has looked either east to Europe or south to the United States for export markets. But...
Herding cats: Project management in the public service
4 min read
According to the Project Management Institute (PMI), project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project...
Lean health: Trimming Ontario’s waste
6 min read
With healthcare spending typically the single largest component of any government's budget, and with demographic changes adding more pressure to...
Building trust helps Metis make great strides
4 min read
In recent years, the Ontario government and the Metis people have signed several significant agreements under a new partnership.
A call for an entrepreneurial public sector
2 min read
Quote of the week “We’ve produced a dangerous form of individuality with entitlement rights that say essentially that you can...
Unlocking information
6 min read
The United States, Britain and Australia are moving toward open government that not only promotes information sharing and collaboration among...
Challenges for the communications function
2 min read
If there is one area of government that continues to change rapidly it is the communications function.