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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Rekindling the Fire: Carleton Research Project hosts gathering for First Nations pursuing self-government

By Ben Sylvestre “Right now, as we talk, the babies that are being born today are the eighth generation under the Indian Act, and we need to free ourselves from that.” - Satsan (Herb George) The president of the Centre for First Nations Governance (CFNG) and project co-director of the $2.5 million SSHRC-funded Rebuilding... More

Monday, July 10, 2023

Alex Mallett talks to the Globe and Mail

SPPA faculty member Alexandra Mallett talks to the Globe and Mail about government approach aimed at growing the clean energy economy in the ‘Big Idea’ section of the June 2023 the Report on Business magazine, titled "Money for nothing?". Mallett finds herself thinking about whether the government’s appetite for the blockbuster deal—not... More

Friday, June 23, 2023

Amanda Clarke: Who’s going to finally fix federal public service management?

While we all agree on the serious problems that exist, no government – Conservative or Liberal – has ever done much to address them. by Amanda Clarke Originally published by Policy Options magazine, June 12, 2023 also published in the Ottawa Citizen, June 20, 2023 In Canada, we are exceptionally good at identifying what... More

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Alexandra Mallett: Public participation in environmental impact assessment processes through various channels – can you listen to us now? Lessons from a Brazilian mining case

Pedro Bigolin Neto and SPPA Associate Professor Alexandra Mallett's paper Public participation in environmental impact assessment processes through various channels – Can you listen to us now? Lessons from a Brazilian mining case was recently published in Extractive Industries and Society, Volume 13, March 2023, 101186, as part of a special... More

Friday, February 17, 2023

Robert Shepherd: Critical considerations for the future of the public service

Let’s move away from subjective and sporadic reform efforts to a routine system that generates institutional learning based on ongoing evidence. by Daniel J. Caron,  Evert Lindquist,  Robert P. Shepherd February 14, 2023 In a December 2022 column in Policy Options, “Canada needs a royal commission to fix problems with the federal public... More

Monday, February 6, 2023

Amanda Clarke Mentioned in Globe and Mail Op-Ed

In sea of consulting contract problems, the Conservatives only dream of their whale CAMPBELL CLARK PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 3, 2023 The Conservatives had so much there in front of them. All the opposition did. They were reviewing the growing mountain of government contracts issued to consultants, including $116-million and counting to the high-priced... More

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Amanda Clarke: The Public Service’s Reliance on Consulting Firms

McKinsey a ‘distraction’ from problem of consulting contracts, researcher tells MPs By Nojoud Al Mallees The Canadian Press Mon., Jan. 30, 2023 OTTAWA - A researcher testifying before a parliamentary committee on the rise in government contracts awarded to McKinsey & Company said the focus on that one consulting firm is a distraction.... More

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Susan Phillips and Paloma Raggo: ‘Era of uncertainty’: How leaders in Canada’s non-profit sector are preparing for 2023

‘Era of uncertainty’: How leaders in Canada’s non-profit sector are preparing for 2023 Polarization, giving trends, equity, HR issues, reconciliation, the data gap, the climate crisis: we asked leaders in Canada’s non-profit and charitable sector about the challenges and societal shifts they’ll be watching in 2023. Here’s what they had... More

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

PhD Candidate Lisa Halpern and Profs. Susan Phillips and Nathan Grasse Publish in Canadian Public Policy 

PhD candidate Lisa Halpern, Professor Susan Phillips and Associate Professor Nathan Grasse published an article titled “Non-Profit Long-Term Care in Ontario: How Financially Robust is the System?” in a special issue of Canadian Public Policy on Pensions, Retirement, Longevity, and Long-Term Care. Guest Editors’ Introduction “Several... More

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Susan Phillips Talks to The Philanthropist about Advocacy

The Advocacy Riddle How do we ensure the sector has a significant voice in affecting public policy? New research shines a light on the sector’s advocacy efforts, the related challenges, and the structures needed to make that advocacy both broad-based and nimble. A set of studies by the Max Bell and Muttart foundations, as... More

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Amanda Clarke Talks to the Globe and Mail

Federal contract outsourcing increased by 24 per cent to $14.6-billion last year BILL CURRY AND MAHIMA SINGH The $14.6-billion figure for federal outsourcing is based on an entry in the public accounts for professional and special services. A research group at Carleton University that has been studying outsourcing trends recently reported a... More

Monday, October 24, 2022

Marc-André Gagnon Talks to Radio Canada about Global Vaccine Distribution

Répartition mondiale des vaccins : la grande injustice TEXTE : BINH AN VU VAN Si les pays sont si pressés de conclure des ententes, c’est qu’il y a une lutte pour obtenir les meilleures places dans la file d’attente pour recevoir les vaccins les premiers. Cette compétition internationale se joue à travers des négociations directes... More

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