Past Events 2008

November 18, 2008
Getting Results: Objectivity and Truth in Public Service Management
Related Reading
The Numbers Debate by Amanda Parr - event summary from Netgov.ca
Quantophrenia by Gilles Paquet (Free website registration required)
Measurement in Public Management: The Case for the Defence by Ralph Heintzman (Free website registration required)

October 2nd, 2008
Breaking Down Barriers to Freedom of Information

September 23rd, 2008
Answers that Lead to Change: When do Governments Act on Recommendations of Public Inquiries
Event Brief (PDF)

Related Reading
Ian Clark and David Trick, "Advising for impact: lessons from the Rae review on the use of special-purpose advisory commissions" (Canadian Public Administration, Summer 2006)
Antonia Maioni, "A decade of health care commissions: assessing the net effect of federal and provincial reports" (2006)
Jeffrey Stutz, "What gets done and why: implementing the recommendations of public inquiries" (Canadian Public Administration, Fall 2008)

July 17th and 18th, 2008
Cities of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence: Prosperity, Vitality and Sustainability

June 17th, 2008
National Public Service Week Event

May 27th, 2008
Preparing for the Demographic Revolution
Event Summary (PDF)
Yvonne Latta presentation (PDF)

April 18th, 2008
Building a Healthy Workplace Culture

January 10th, 2008
The Politics of Public Money