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President’s Corner: Values-based Leadership in Challenging Times

By Allen Sutherland November 13, 2025 The public service is facing multiple tests of its leadership. For instance, there are high…

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President’s Corner: The Prime Minister Takes Manhattan

By Allen Sutherland October 9, 2025 During a press conference at the United Nations on September 23, Prime Minister Mark Carney…

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President’s Corner:  Excerpts from the Ottawa Citizen on the Fall Session and the Impact of Austerity

By Allen Sutherland, President and CEO September 10, 2025 In the Monday, September 8 Ottawa Citizen, I reflected on what…

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President’s Corner : Reflections on a Government in Transition

By Allen Sutherland August 6, 2025 As I finish my first month at the Institute on Governance, I thought it…

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