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Governance Knowledge Hub

The IOG’s Governance Knowledge Hub is both a home for governance research and a place for governance dialogue. It offers a collaborative digital space for public sector governance practitioners, scholars, and thought leaders to think, talk, and write about Canada’s most important governance issues. The Hub serves as both a catalyst and a convener for the creation and publication of new knowledge about governance. It is practical, inclusive, evidence-based, and collaborative in developing and publishing solutions-oriented governance ideas.

The IOG Governance Knowledge Hub facilitates constructive dialogue and original research on matters related to governance in Canada. We aim to demystify governance, making it more transparent, understandable, and accessible to citizens. 

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How to cut the public service? Smartly, compassionately, deeply Posted November 6th, 2025

By Allen Sutherland, President and CEO Published on November 6, 2025 in the Ottawa Citizen. Allen Sutherland: Workforce adjustments may test core…

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Why are some government workplaces better than others? Posted November 5th, 2025

By Karl Salgo, Associate and Executive Advisor Published on November 3, 2025 in the Ottawa Citizen. Karl Salgo in front of…

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Sutherland: Canada has a better model for cutting government than Trump’s shutdown theatrics Posted October 31st, 2025

By Allen Sutherland, President and CEO Published on October 21, 2025 in the Ottawa Citizen. The Trump administration’s version of creative destruction…

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AI presents potential, and aspects that should give us pause Posted October 24th, 2025

By Rhonda Moore, Executive Director, Science & Innovation Published in the Hill Times on October 20, 2025 Complex technologies—whether AI or the next…

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Building the Nation of Canada – Part 2: Identity, Rights and Reconciliation Posted October 10th, 2025

By Karl Salgo and Catherine Waters October 10, 2025 As Canada’s physical foundations solidified in the first half of the…

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Nation Building Posted October 10th, 2025

“Canada is a country we are always building.” Since Confederation, Canadian leaders have engaged in a continuous and unfinished process…

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Building the Nation of Canada – Part 1: Foundations and Infrastructure Posted October 10th, 2025

By Karl Salgo and Catherine Waters October 10, 2025 Since Confederation, Canadian leaders have been engaged in the ongoing and…

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Prime Minister Mark Carney, Nation-Builder Posted October 9th, 2025

By Lori Turnbull, Senior AdvisorOctober 9, 2025 At a basic level, every prime minister is a nation-builder. Every prime minister has…

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Sutherland: Public service cuts are coming — Here’s how to handle them Posted October 7th, 2025

By Allen Sutherland, President and CEO Published on October 3, 2025 in the Ottawa Citizen. Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe…