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What about the public service under a Conservative government? Posted August 29th, 2024
If there’s a change in government, the ball will be in the court of the senior public service to show…
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Vetting for Perceptions: The Resignation of the Chief Human Rights Commissioner Posted August 19th, 2024
In the world of public perception controversy is frequently fatal. You might expect the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to have…
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Positive Risk Taking Posted June 26th, 2024
“Positive risk-taking” has become something of a buzzword. At our Resilient Institutions conference about Canada’s institutional response to the COVID-19…
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Managing in Complexity – A Governance Conversation Posted May 28th, 2024
“Government is inherently complex because you have so many different interests, perspectives and timelines that you have to take into…
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Distrust and Disinformation Posted March 28th, 2024
Distrust in public institutions and disinformation – two aspects of the current Canadian political fabric that are of great concern…
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Governance Challenges revealed by COVID-19 Posted March 28th, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare a number of fundamental governance challenges with respect to intergovernmental collaboration, public communications, information sharing,…