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.
Mario Dion, Chairperson of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) on Being Ahead of the Curve
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Mario Dion has been noted for the fresh approach he has brought to his office since his appointment as Chairperson...
Mobilizing Analytics and Intelligence: CCIRC’s Strategy
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Cyber-attacks threaten Canadian individuals and companies every minute of every hour. They grow more frequent, more complex and can cause...
Deliverology as Routine
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Almost exactly mid-way in writing his How to Run a Government So That Citizens Benefit and Taxpayers don’t Go Crazy...
Where you sit is where you stand
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It’s hard to believe we are still talking about this, but the numbers confirm the anecdotal evidence. The reality is...
Serving citizens
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Anyone who remembers the 1980s has to acknowledge how far governments and their agencies have travelled in improving service in...
The Era of Design Thinking (Yes, in the Public Sector)
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In the December 2015 issue of Canadian Government Executive, I reported on the new happenings at the MindLab, the Danish...
Searching for Smarter Governance
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Regardless of whether you are an elected official, a public servant, consultant or service-provider, I’m sure you regularly cup your...
Sir Michael, I presume?
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It’s been a long time since a public administration theorist has made such waves in the national capital, or in...
Making Room for a Little Science
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This Editor’s Note is taken from the April issue of Canadian Government Executive. I write this on the morrow of...
A New Deal for Political Advisers?
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Over the past forty years, ministers have grown remarkably more media-sensitive and government affairs more complex (World War II was...