A ‘No Surprise’ Throne Speech

 This week, the 44th Parliament finally began. On Monday, as the first order of business, Ontario MP Anthony Rota was re-elected Speaker of the House of Commons. This was not a surprise, as he was generally seen as an effective and fair ‘referee’ during his first mandate. He carried out

Polling is an imperfect science, volume 10,672

 One of my all-time favourite scenes in the West Wing was a short interaction between Josh Lyman and Will Bailey. Josh: 68 per cent think we give too much in foreign aid, and 59 per cent think it should be cut. Will: You like that stat? Josh: I do. Will:

A Guide to Goldbergian management practices in Canada’s public service

 Evidence indicates that the federal public service has been quietly moving away from the classical Bureaucratic management approach based on principles devised by Max Weber. According to Weber, the rational, reason versus passion, approach to management is preferable to whims, irrational emotions and intentions of managers. But if present-day practices