Patrice Dutil
Patrice Dutil is the Editor of Canadian Government Executive. He is a Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University in Toronto. He has worked as a government policy advisor, a non-profit organization executive, a television producer and was the founder, and editor for five years, of The Literary Review of Canada. His upcoming publications include a book on the administrative practices of Canadian prime ministers Macdonald, Laurier and Borden, and a study of the 1917 election in Canada.
The Endless Pursuits of Results in the Age of Program Evaluation
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One of the writers in this month’s issue started a note by saying “Did you know that some of the...
Canada @150: Muddling Through
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So, what can be said about Canada’s public administration as the country celebrates its 150th anniversary? Quite a lot, actually,...
Making the Leap from Province to City: An Interview with Peter Wallace, City Manager, City of Toronto
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Peter Wallace has been working in the public service for over thirty years. He joined the Ontario Public Service through...
FEAR OF REPRISAL AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WHISTLEBLOWING
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An Interview with Joe Friday and Craig Dowden The Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner (PSIC) has just released...
New Horizons on Policy Research: An Interview with Jean-Pierre Voyer
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There is a new buzz in policy circles. Advances in data analysis, the rising levels of computer literacy, and the...
Q&A Interview with Chrystia Chudczak
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In 2015, the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) launched the Service Lab to respond to a recognized...
Toronto’s Celebrations of Canada’s 150th
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An Interview with Larry Ostola, Toronto’s Director of Museums and Heritage Services As Canada prepares to celebrate its Sesquicentennial in...
The Business of Canada
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Faithful readers will remember that the cover story on last month’s issue was on the Institute for Citizen-Centred Service’s new...
The Interview with Allan O’Dette, President of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, on Government Services to Business
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Is government doing a good job in providing services to Canadian businesses? In October, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (which...
Service Improvement to Businesses as Mission #1
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In the recent June issue, we published a captivating piece by Christopher Lau on what governments need to do to...