Navigating Public Services Challenges Posted December 4th, 2024
By Rhonda Moore, Executive Director, Science & Innovation Deliver great services. Implement ethical guard rails for the use of AI….
Nova Scotia’s Supermajority Posted December 4th, 2024
By Lori Turnbull, Senior Advisor at the IOG. Nova Scotia’s recent provincial election resulted in a supermajority for Premier Tim…
Good Governance: Too-Close-To-Call Elections and the Test of Legitimacy Posted November 6th, 2024
By Catherine Waters. With the United States election of 2024 just concluding, questions about the legitimacy of government are especially…
Hannaford launches existential discussion on government’s role in the 21st century Posted October 31st, 2024
There will likely be a change in government in the near future, and a new laser focus on fiscal restraint….
Conservatives’ sympathy for public servants wanting to work from home will likely be low Posted October 2nd, 2024
If the polls are to believed, the Conservatives are poised to form government following the next election. They have already…
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…
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…
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…
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…
