The Liberals and Democratic Reform: From Offense to Defence
As the Liberal’s assumed office, three big democratic reform ideas were floated: electoral reform, e-voting, and mandatory voting. The second...
IMF urges for more action to be taken on Canada’s housing market
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in issuing its annual review of Canada’s economy earlier today, paints a positive outlook for...
Critical Decisions When Designing a Multi-Year Audit Plan
In today’s world of heightened focus on good governance and accountability in the public sector, few would dispute that legislative...
Towards Better Branding of Internal Auditors
At a recent meeting, a colleague asked me how I became an internal auditor. I laughed and said that I...
Grounded: Gathering Robust Intelligence for the Digital Age of Policymaking
As ‘month 13’ for Canada’s Syrian refugee arrivals comes and goes, and the year of government support comes to an...
Serving Seniors: Ongoing Challenges
As governments around the world move towards the digital transformation of service delivery, ensuring social inclusion is a pressing imperative....
Cost estimation is important to manage public sector funds
Cost estimation is becoming an extremely important skill within government due to the ageing population in Canada and the lower...
Whatever Happened to the Auditor General’s Senate Expenses Audit?
The Senate has long been controversial largely because it is unelected and proves difficult to reform. The expenses scandal that...
Special Episode! | Cost Estimation, Deliverology, and Valuable CEUs
In this special episode of CGE Radio, your host John Jones interviews the President of the International Cost Estimation and...
031 | International students in Canada, Working from Home, and Encryption of the World Wide Web
In this episode J. Richard Jones examines the rise in international students attending colleges and universities in Canada, explores employee...