We need a fix for bureaucratic delays—but is it a pipe dream?
The prime minister could and should spend his entire mandate trying to do this. But this is a classic example of a problem where the people responsible for fixing it are the same people who are the problem.
It’s time we treat campus infrastructure as a nation-building project
Investments in universities are practical and high-impact investments that will create new jobs, deliver value for taxpayers and strengthen Canada’s competitiveness.
Can Canada be a clean energy superpower? Not without tax credits
It will take enormous commitment and discipline to meet the bold promise of making Canada a clean energy superpower—traits that have not yet been demonstrated on the clean energy and climate file.
Why government’s aversion to risk impacts Indigenous Peoples the most
CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in which federal spending done poorly actually leads to lost lives.
Senate ethics office ‘not keeping up with demand,’ calls for more resources in annual report
The first annual report from the new Senate Ethics Officer says the office is struggling with ‘strained’ resources and unable to keep up with Senator’s requests.
Employment and Social Development Canada forecasts thousands of job losses ahead of Carney’s spending review
ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding 15 per cent in program savings.
Carney’s fiscal plans put the public service at risk
Austerity masked as modernization has a history. Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper offers the real lessons for navigating the balance between fiscal targets and institutional capacity.
Feds’ spending review to-do list: rethink regs, Crown corps, and costly consultants
Too often, well-meaning restructurings don’t have the right execution plan, or reforms add complexity. If the Carney government is serious with this spending review, it must be honest about what hasn’t worked and why.
House committee summons ministers, CEOs to testify on $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships
BC Ferries announced in June plans to purchase four ships built by a Chinese state-owned company, with help from a Canada Infrastructure Bank loan. Now, MPs are calling on Ministers Gregor Robertson and Chrystia Freeland to answer for what Conservatives call an ‘outrageous’ loan.
Environment groups want ‘national interest’ defined in Liberals’ One Economy law
The government needs to have a ‘national conversation’ about what it means to have a project meet Bill C-5’s criteria, says Anna Johnston, a staff lawyer with West Coast Environmental Law.
