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The gift of good governance
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It is unlikely that any international affairs expert could have predicted that the striking of a college educated cart vendor...
Reality check: Partisan influence in municipal politics
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As a new professional in municipal government, the notion that municipal politics are bereft of partisan influence is fascinating to...
UK: Still driving service delivery change
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The U.K. Big Society project includes the reform of government service delivery. As promised, the government has released a 2012...
The cost of the lack of trust
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A few years ago, my colleague Paul Crookall and I wrote a report examining social media and its impact on...
Cold reality, but brighter prospects
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Wayne Wouters has got the perfect balance between telling it like it is and being positively forward thinking about how...
What happened to the paperless office?
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Stacked in different colours and piled high on our desks, paper occupies every inch of our daily office space. HP...
Questioning the experts
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Yet another MP – Nancy Duncan – is attacking the credibility of scientists and experts. “It” refers to the Joint...
The public servant defender
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President Obama has it right, and it's a message that all governments should take to heart: government employees deserve to...
Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst
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A report released by RBC tells us that the fears of a doom and gloom austerity federal budget are overblown.
Advisory committee plays it safe
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Quote of the week “…these changes (must) be grounded in the ensuring values of the Public Service.” — PM Advisory...