Archives: Robert Shepherd

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

March 22 – IRPP Panel Series: Emerging Shifts in Regulatory Governance

Please join our webinar Tuesday, March 22 from 2:30 to 4:00 PM Eastern Time (registration link below). This event is part of the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) 50th Anniversary Panel Series: "What should be on Canada's policy radar?" As governments are faced with the increasing possibility of austerity measures in the... More

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Robert Shepherd Publishes Article in The Conversation

Everyone should be concerned if the federal government bypasses the Canada Gazette In late 2021, Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan signalled that his department would skip publication in the Canada Gazette of any new regulations on enforcing the federal government’s vaccine mandate for the core public service. The Canada Gazette is the official... More

Sunday, January 16, 2022

Robert Shepherd Publishes Article in International Journal of Public Sector Management

The Trudeau government and GIC appointments in Canada Kathy Brock, Robert P. Shepherd International Journal of Public Sector Management ISSN: 0951-3558 Article publication date: 7 January 2022 Abstract Purpose According to the traditional view of public administration, a critical component of good policy formulation is the provision of frank... More

Friday, November 12, 2021

Robert Shepherd Gives Keynote Presentation at National Capital Chapter CES AGM

At the annual general meeting of the National Capital Chapter of the Canadian Evaluation Society October 28, 2021, SPPA Prof. Robert Shepherd gave the keynote presentation: "Looking Back and Around: Canadian and International Experience with Spending Reviews." The presentation focused on the potential for federal and provincial governments to use... More

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