Half a billion children are left behind by UN development goals, study finds
Over half a billion children live in countries that are falling significantly short of globally agreed goals on health, education...
Considerations for Creating Smart Traffic Intersections
According to a recent McKinsey study there is a potential for a $4 trillion to $11 trillion economic impact in...
Once ranked worst in the OECD for preschool, Canada has a radical plan
For policymakers around the world, Canada frequently leads the way on issues such as gender equality, migration or labour laws....
Defence Procurement in Canada: Major Actors and Approaches to Risk
Over the past decade, major Canadian procurement projects have encountered increasing difficulties, ranging from multi-million dollar cost overruns, decades-long delays,...
Sweden and Canada fly the flag for feminist foreign policy
Since launching in 2014, Sweden’s radically ‘feminist’ foreign policy has gained international notoriety. While critics have lambasted the Nordic nation...
Building a Collaborative Advantage
Three years before his death in 2011, Jack Layton released a revised and updated edition of his 2000 book, retitled...
The three questions you should ask yourself to avoid cost estimation risks
Risk is always present in any undertaking, no matter the size or duration of the project. Risk can jack up...
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...
Professionalizing Evaluation in the Government of Canada: How PHAC and HC Did it.
The Government of Canada’s newly announced Policy on Results replaces the former Policy on Evaluation. One new and welcome feature...
The auditor as Agent of Organizational Learning
While internal auditing has been considerably strengthened in most jurisdictions in the last decade, auditors must continue to look to...