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The (lost?) art of reading fiction
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Do we read books anymore? Travel on airplanes or trains these days and the evidence is mixed. While books are...
Continental security and Canadian secrecy
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In February, President Obama and Prime Minister Harper announced the formation of a bilateral working group to explore ways to...
The limits of simplicity
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If only it were so. While Shared Services Canada promises simplicity - annual savings of hundreds of millions of dollars...
Gouvernement 2.0 – la façon de la Grande-Bretagne
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La plupart des organismes se voient affecter des « directeurs des nouveaux médias » par l'administration Obama, afin d'élaborer des...
Majority report: Mixed prospects for digital reform
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The securing of a much-coveted majority by Stephen Harper's Conservatives surely sets the stage for revolutionary changes in digital government....
Toward a democratic recovery plan
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With Parliament once again open and a new federal budget in the offing, the political spotlight returns to Ottawa.
Uncharted waters of the service state
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The past decade has given rise to tremendous experimentation in public sector service delivery.
Why tomorrow’s cities need tele-working today
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The federal election campaign has not been particularly kind to cities and, by extension, the growing majority of Canadians who...
Both sides now: looking at clouds and the gathering storm
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Two important global events are garnering much attention: the upcoming Winter Olympics and December's global forum on climate change in...
The rise of municipal government 2.0
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Despite the occasional ministerial tweet and public banter about the federal government's imminent (always imminent) plans to expand the usage...