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Lack of public faith a test for public sector managers
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Accenture has come out with a report that looks at U.S. work force demographics and the dangers of what it...
Precarious state of the job market
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A number of complex issues are emerging from the background that need the government’s attention. There are so many "wicked...
Courting the new urbanism
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The need for local government innovation is now greater than ever. The uncontrolled urban development we have witnessed in the...
Rethinking ballistic missile defence
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Anyone familiar with NORAD and ballistic missile defence issues will remember the media hype that surrounded the period leading up...
e-Voting: Is it time?
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Canada has been among the more active countries in conducting trials in e-voting. To date, e-voting has been used only...
Enlightened entrepreneurship: Government and business
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Government plays a central role in promoting business interests. Good government service supports sustainable business and economic development. Business also...
Engaging Canadians in citizen science
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At 9:43 on the morning of May 17, 2013, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck the Ottawa valley. A citizen could...
Capturing investment capital: A social enterprise strategy
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Social enterprises are the wave of the future. There are more than 10,000 in Ontario that present a huge opportunity...
Stuck in the stagnate middle
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The recent sparring between Justin Trudeau and Jason Kenney about the plight of the middle class in Canada is a...
GovScience 4.0: The rise of “social” science
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The federal government’s Blueprint 2020 initiative provides an opportunity to re-think how governments deliver public science in the digital age....