Professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University. Past President of the Canadian Association of Programs in Pub Admin.
Carleton University
Joined June 2016
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I am very pleased to share that I have been promoted to Full Professor at Carleton University. No plans to slow down just yet!!
Some insights into the direction of the next federal budget shows that higher deficits may continue for the foreseeable future. The "something-for-everybody" budget approach may make reining in spending difficult. Another option is…lnkd.in/e-EP76Z3 lnkd.in/eH5sxgxn
I am very pleased to announce that our second piece on public sector reform has been posted today. We argue in this second piece that the ultimate challenge for reform is to understand public service culture and what may be standin…lnkd.in/gWXs9jMh lnkd.in/gaXyi6zx
Taking up Michael Wernick's challenge to get some views out there on public service reform. Instead of hand-wringing, we need to collectively think about how each of us will contribute to what should be a national conversation on w…lnkd.in/gK6xqT3y lnkd.in/gm9mf-ia
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Attending the @naspaa conference in Washington. Ethics in government is a huge priority. Trump fostering "deconstruction" of values.
Heading to the NASPAA conference this week with C. MacQuarrie @camacq to present on Indig reconciliation. Should be fun!
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Great comments from the federal clerk that public servants owe candor and evidence to our political decision makers. @IPAC_IAPC #IPAC2017
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The ongoing lawn sale of government posts to pals of Gerry Butts/liberals. CDNs deserve better than crony politics beta.theglobeandmail.com/new…
Heading to IPAC next week and presenting on Indigenous financial arrangements. Hope to see you there!
If you are a credentialed evaluator, the diploma in evaluation is looking for project mentors. Visit caleton.ca/sppa for details.
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SPPA's Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Program Evaluation (DPE) is seeking Program Mentors. Find out more: bit.ly/2uHgC2U
Congratulations to Sheila Fraser for receiving the key to the City of Ottawa on 19 June. Well deserved and very proud.
Thanks to everyone for attending CAPPA 2017! Great papers! Great colleagues! Great fun! #CAPPA2017
Excellent CAPPA conference! Thanks to Andrea Rounce, Karine Levasseur for great work! CAPPA.ca #CAPPA2017
Great discussion with Shaun Loney and importance of building social capital (#cappa217).
Arrived in sunny Winnipeg for CAPPA conference. Andrea Rounce and Karine Levasseur set for fab program!! See: cappa.ca