Inter- and Intrastate Politics and Governance in Canada
In federal systems like Canada’s – where power, authority, and responsibility are divided and/or shared between multiple orders of government...
Ethics Rules
Over the past two decades, codes of ethical conduct have become virtually mandatory in both public and private sector organizations....
Government appointments and the Trudeau Government
During the general election in 2015, Justin Trudeau, the leader of the 3rd party, made a number of commitments to...
The Public Sector Integrity Commission (PSIC) in Perspective
Currently, there are ten organizations at the federal level that function as Agents of Parliament (APs). Most of the APs...
Electoral Reform
While Canadians grapple with the meaning of the Trump presidency and its potential impact on Canada’s economy and, more generally,...
Open and Transparent Government
The Trudeau government was swept into office, in part, by promising to offer a fairer and more open government than...
Trudeau and Foreign Affairs/ Policy
From a policy perspective, it is a challenge to predict how newly elected prime ministers will act once they take...
Treasury Board and Policy Suites
While government watchers tend to concentrate on the big policy issues, the vast majority of government officials perform a myriad...
Reinvigorating Cabinet Committees
At the end of August, when most Canadians were enjoying their summer vacations, Prime Minister Trudeau made a number of...
The Trudeau Government and Results
The Trudeau Government has been off and running for almost one year. Despite its third party status before the election,...