Weekly Roundup – November 8th
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We’ve had a lot of interesting articles this week. Did you miss any of them? Don’t worry – we’ve got...
The two-step of the political outsider
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When is it that a politician becomes part of the governing elite and can no longer credibly position himself as...
The Case for Modern Government
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In an October 16, 2013 article (“Service Ontario’s web failing to attract users”), the Toronto Star reported that even John...
The challenge for Blueprint 2020
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Over the past months, a number of teams within the federal government have been diligently working on fashioning a new...
A Long Way Gone*
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Stephen Harper’s bullish foray into Commonwealth politics is a late entry in this long-running saga. His boycotting of mid-November’s Commonwealth...
Weekly Roundup – November 1st
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Hello, all! We have a list of everything we’ve been talking about this week, just in case you missed something:...
Creating innovative approaches to teaching evaluation
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What are Canadian universities doing to maintain their relevance and innovative edge in the teaching of program evaluation? Our response...
A call for smarter collaboration
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Collaboration is the new mantra for how governments can work more effectively. Check out the Clerk’s annual reports for the...
Tax is not a four-letter word
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We do not like paying taxes. This is not big news: we do not much like paying any bills, and...
Blueprint 2020: Smart use of technology
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In June, the Clerk of the Privy Council, Wayne Wouters, launched Blueprint 2020 with the aim of continuing to build...