Four steps to fix early childhood’s workforce crisis
In recent years, growing evidence about the importance of early childhood development — from its impact on children’s life chances...
Getting Ahead of Disruption is Key to our Future: An Introduction to Canada Next
In the past 18 months or so, new governments have taken power in three of the four largest provinces: British...
Hospitals are using AI to slash wait times and solve doctor shortages
Could robot doctors be on the horizon? A study published February in Nature Medicine revealed that AI could be used...
Feb/Mar issue: The Age of Political and Technological Disruption
We are excited to announce that the February/March 2019 issue of Canadian Government Executive is now available. In this edition,...
These 10 governments are leading the world in behavioural science
The use of “nudges” in policymaking has been a major trend since the UK launched the world’s first government-embedded behavioural...
Stumbling our Way to Build a Public Sector Innovation Ecosystem
There is an interesting paradox playing out with the public sector innovation efforts which parallels similar efforts in Australia. The...
Should governments back a four-day working week?
Last week, Perpetual Guardian, a New Zealand-based financial services company, announced that a big gamble had paid off. It had offered...
Gone in 60 seconds professional development survey
Canadian Government Executive, in collaboration with Dalhousie University, is seeking your input on workshops we would like to offer to...
Organizational Risks with the Government of Canada’s Digitization and Information Technology
Imagine your favorite world class service provider replacing the Board of Directors and key executives with people without any experience...
Creating a Better Canada from our Imperfect Origins
After the general federal election in October 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s party became the government. Observers say that the...