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Power Down

Is this the twilight’s last gleaming?

Srdjan Vucetic

Who Controls North America?

Today, even the U.S. government is just one of many players

Isabel Studer

The End of the End

Revisiting a famous declaration

James Brooke-Smith
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Tony Dean

Tony Dean is a professor at the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto. He is the former head of the Ontario Public Service and continues to advise governments in Canada and abroad on public policy and public service reform.

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Tony Dean

Is Public Service Delivery Obsolete?

Why competition between civil servants, corporations, and non-profits is good for everyone September 2011
Given the billions of dollars we invest in the operations of government each year, it is a shame that there is very little public discussion about public services in Canada. Public services are mostly taken for granted until they are interrupted by a labour dispute or natural disaster. A garbage workers’ strike in the middle of summer tends to focus the public’s mind and nose on public services fairly…