{"id":1747,"date":"2019-04-29T13:25:09","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T17:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rgi\/?page_id=1747"},"modified":"2026-03-17T11:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:02:52","slug":"rgi-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rgi\/rgi-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"RGI Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        RGI Blog\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"perspectives-on-regulatory-governance\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Perspectives on Regulatory Governance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to the RGI Blog. This is RGI\u2019s latest effort to collate and promulgate cutting-edge insights on critical regulatory matters in order to facilitate innovative thinking on how regulation can work better for Canadians. We think of regulation in broad terms. The posts in this new blog will encompass the big picture issues of regulatory design and instrument choice and the finer grained details of risk management and the interface of science and policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    \n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white cu-section--cards ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\" data-attributes=\"&#x7B;&quot;moreButton&quot;&#x3A;&quot;loadmore&quot;,&quot;blockType&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cards&quot;,&quot;contentType&quot;&#x3A;&quot;post&quot;,&quot;currentPage&quot;&#x3A;1,&quot;blockBackground&quot;&#x3A;&quot;white&quot;,&quot;numberOfColumns&quot;&#x3A;3,&quot;numberOfPosts&quot;&#x3A;6,&quot;showImages&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showDates&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showTimeToRead&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showExcerpts&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showFilter&quot;&#x3A;false,&quot;taxName&quot;&#x3A;&quot;category&quot;,&quot;categories&quot;&#x3A;&quot;42&quot;,&quot;tags&quot;&#x3A;&quot;&quot;&#x7D;\" data-page=\"2\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                \n                \n        <div class=\"cu-loading hidden text-center mx-auto h-6 w-6 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]\" role=\"status\">\n    <span class=\"!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]\">\n        Loading&#8230;\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n                                        \n        <p class=\"cu-no-posts hidden\">\n            No\n            category\n\n            posts are available.\n        <\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n                        \n                    \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rgi\/2021\/the-dog-that-doesnt-bark-a-case-study-on-federal-regulation-of-industrial-air-pollution-in-canada\/\">\n\n                    <figure class=\"mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/MikeBeale-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        \n            <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    The Dog that Doesn\u2019t Bark \u2013 A Case Study on Federal Regulation of Industrial Air Pollution in Canada\n            <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 dark:text-white font-normal\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700 dark:text-white \">\n                    By Mike Beale RGI\u2019s latest case study[1] The Dog that Doesn\u2019t Bark &#8212; Federal Regulation of Industrial Air Pollution in Canada pays homage to Sir\n                                            &#8230;\n                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n            \n                    \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rgi\/2020\/canadas-fisheries-act-a-case-study-on-the-evolution-of-canadas-federal-water-pollution-regime\/\">\n\n                    <figure class=\"mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/MikeBeale-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        \n            <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    Canada\u2019s Fisheries Act \u2013 A Case Study on the Evolution of Canada\u2019s Federal Water Pollution Regime\n            <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 dark:text-white font-normal\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700 dark:text-white \">\n                    By Mike Beale RGI\u2019s new case study, Canada\u2019s Fisheries Act: the Evolution of a Modern Pollution Prevention Regulatory Regime tells the story of how Canada\u2019s\n                                            &#8230;\n                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n            \n                    \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rgi\/2020\/how-i-spent-last-summer-mike-beale\/\">\n\n                    <figure class=\"mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/MikeBeale-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        \n            <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    How I Spent Last Summer\n            <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 dark:text-white font-normal\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700 dark:text-white \">\n                    By Mike Beale Last summer I had the occasion to immerse myself in the world of public policy as seen through an academic lens. I\n                                            &#8230;\n                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n            \n                    \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rgi\/2019\/coal-fired-electricity-the-story\/\">\n\n                    <figure class=\"mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/MikeBeale-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        \n            <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    Coal-fired Electricity \u2013 The Story\n            <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 dark:text-white font-normal\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700 dark:text-white \">\n                    Mike Beale A bit like Tolstoy\u2019s unhappy families (see Anna Karenina), every regulation has its own story, and its own set of lessons. Coal-Fired Electricity\n                                            &#8230;\n                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n            \n                    \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rgi\/2019\/looking-behind-the-label-how-transparent-are-eco-and-ethical-labels\/\">\n\n                    <figure class=\"mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/Graeme-Auld-2020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        \n            <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    Looking Behind the Label: How Transparent are Eco and Ethical Labels?\n            <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 dark:text-white font-normal\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700 dark:text-white \">\n                    Philip Schleifer, Matteo Fiorini and Graeme Auld Pretty much every product one buys these days includes some form of label noting an ethical or environmental\n                                            &#8230;\n                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n            \n                    \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rgi\/2019\/regulatory-reform-the-search-for-the-elusive-silver-bullet\/\">\n\n                    <figure class=\"mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rgi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/Michael-Presley.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        \n            <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    Regulatory Reform: The Search for the Elusive Silver Bullet\n            <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 dark:text-white font-normal\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700 dark:text-white \">\n                    Michael Presley Over the years, Governments of all stripes around the world have tried to come to grips with the fact that their regulatory systems\n                                            &#8230;\n                                    <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n        <\/div>\n        \n                                            <button aria-label=\"Load More\" class=\"loadMore cu-button not-prose cu-button--dark-grey cu-button--center \" type=\"button\">\n    <div class=\"block load-more-button\">\n        Load More\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hidden no-more-posts\">\n        No more to load\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"items-center justify-center hidden load-more-spinner cu-pageloader\">\n    <div class=\"inline-block h-6 w-6 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]\" role=\"status\">\n        <span class=\"!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]\">\n            Loading&#8230;\n        <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/button>\n                    \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perspectives on Regulatory Governance Welcome to the RGI Blog. 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