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Sustaining good governance in the distributed age
6 min read
We’ve all seen the headlines – BC Ferries, Ornge, la Caisse de Depot, Newfoundland radiologists and the Canadian Nuclear Safety...
P3 collaboration essential to solving the productivity gap
4 min read
It can happen, and it’s noteworthy when it does. Government, business and academia can work in concert to meet important...
Public management gone global
4 min read
There seems little argument in the wake of the financial crisis shaking the foundations of the global economy that good...
Preserving independence: The fight for financial information
7 min read
Kevin Page’s mandate as the first Parliamentary Budget Officer comes to an end in six months. During his tenure there...
From regulated to regulator: Transparent transitions
4 min read
Governments are challenged to meaningfully mitigate the effects of the financial and economic crisis. What policies and practices are needed...
What ever happened to program evaluation?
4 min read
Canada is facing a huge financial challenge brought on by massive stimulus spending that will be paid for by deficit...
Merit and trust
4 min read
For the past one hundred years, democratic states have been moving steadily toward a merit-based society where advancement in the...
Ordering cake and eating it too
3 min read
It's so much easier and less painful to learn from the costly mistakes of others. Some small, seemingly insignificant purchases...
Acting on cross-agency priorities: The U.S. experience
5 min read
Mandated by Congress in late 2010, the U.S. federal government is undertaking a grand, new effort to create and act...
Steering your boss in the right direction
6 min read
When pondering leadership, we immediately think of exercising our influence downward in the organization.