Archives: Op-Eds

Friday, February 23, 2024

New Policy Options paper calls for greater discussion on ethics in government

A newly released article by SPPA Professor, Robert Shepherd, and ENAP & SPPA Adjunct Professor, Daniel Caron, comments on the recent Report to the Clerk on Values and Ethics in Government. It provides several explanations as to how ethics is shifting in government, and that much greater attention must be given to a substantive... More

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Marc-Andre Gagnon’s op-ed debunks misconceptions on Pharmacare

Marc-Andre Gagnon’s op-ed in La Presse ( Penser l’assurance médicaments pour l’intérêt de la population , Dec 6, 2023) debunks some misconceptions about drug coverage and explains that Pharmacare should be based on the interests of the population, not on the interest of private insurance companies. “In a nutshell, [with the proposal of... More

Friday, November 3, 2023

Idle no more, but in what direction is Poilievre running on Indigenous policy?

SPPA Distinguished Research Professor and Chancellor’s Professor Emerita   Frances Abele, and SPPA Research Fellow Catherine MacQuarrie published an opinion piece in The Hill Times discussing Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s comments on Indigenous issues, titled Idle no more, but in what direction is Poilievre running on Indigenous... 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, March 1, 2023

Auditors have a role in Canadian AI governance initiatives, but it needs clarification

By Graeme Auld, Amanda Clarke, Benjamin Faveri Private auditors provide third-party conformity assessments against principles, practices, standards, and legislation. Big names in this field include accounting firms like EY and Deloitte and technical inspection firms like Bureau Veritas and Intertek. These firms already play a significant role in... More

Thursday, January 5, 2023

Patricia Hardie: Op-Ed in Toronto Star on Nature-Based Solutions and the Climate Crisis

Pretending ‘nature-based solutions’ will solve the climate crisis is perverse and delusional We cannot hide behind language that tells a bizarre story about how the planet we are in the process of destroying is simultaneously going to save us. By Patricia Hardie Sun., Jan. 1, 2023 Every day I walk in the “Hundred Acre... More

Friday, December 18, 2020

“What Canada should learn from the FTC’s case against Facebook” – PhD Candidate’s Op-Ed Published in The Globe and Mail

Robin Shaban, PhD Candidate in Public Policy in Carleton University’s School of Public Policy and Administration, and principal at Vivic Research has published an op-ed in The Globe and Mail titled “What Canada should learn from the FTC’s case against Facebook”. Read the full piece here.... More

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

PhD Candidate’s Op-Ed Published on The Globe and Mail

Robin Shaban, a PhD Candidate in Public Policy has written an Op-ed that was published in the Globe and Mail, concerning Canada’s Competition Bureau and the recently issued statement on how they plan to assess non-poaching and wage-fixing agreements. Read the full article here.... More

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