The Deputies in the Trudeau Regime
The recent retirement of seven federal deputy ministers (DMs) reminds us of the pivotal and crucial role that the deputy...
Political Advisers
The Trudeau government is now six months into its mandate and has looked very decisive and competent in dealing with...
The Appointment process
One of the most important powers at the disposal of Canadian prime ministers is their ability to appoint individuals to...
Delivery Units
The Prime Minister is now well into the consolidation phase of his transition from electioneering to governing. In practical terms,...
Results
Prime Minister Trudeau is off on one of the most intense first 100 days of any Canadian prime minister. Appointing...
Janice Charette’s First Annual Report
“Public institutions are the cornerstone of our democratic system” is the starting line of the Clerk of the Privy Council’s...
Going for policy gold
Regardless of the outcome of the Sochi Olympics for Canada, the path that we charted to prepare for the games...
A dysfunctional public service?
There are very few countries in the world where public sector controversies are of interest to Canadians. However, given that...
Incremental reform: The impressive impact of interrelated initiatives
Too often those implementing change in the public sector can get caught up in details of one specific initiative. Taking...
The Carney affair
The news of Mark Carney’s nomination as the new Governor of the Bank of England was greeted in Canada with...