Since the government is asking...policy recommendations from MLI: Sean Speer for Inside Policy
The first year of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s term in office has seen the federal Liberals adopt a goodly number of policy recommendations...
Independent Senate could halt rush to ill-advised electoral reform: Stanley Hartt in Inside Policy
The newly independent Senate’s handling of assisted dying was fairly successful. But where does this unaccustomed independence go next? The Senate might thwart...
Listen up! Governments consult because they care what people think: Scott Reid for Inside Policy
The public can be cynical when government holds consultations. However, the fact that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is consulting on so many...
The Consultation Process is the logical choice for Policy-Maker of the Year: Marni Soupcoff in Inside Policy
With almost every major file under review, the federal Liberal government has been a smashing success at consulting on policy, rather than actually...
Inside Policy, December 2016: MLI names “the consultation process” 2016 policy-maker of the year
Getting feedback from the public via the consultation process dominated the policy scene in 2016 OTTAWA, Dec. 14, 2016 – Everything from postal...
Creative destruction, the rise of Donald Trump, and what it means for Canada: Sean Speer for Inside Policy
The fiery rhetoric during the most recent US presidential election has missed the point. The economic dislocation thrust upon so many Americans is due...
National Philanthropy Day a chance to create fertile ground for giving: Brian Lee Crowley and Sean Speer for Inside Policy
National Philanthropy Day is a great opportunity to celebrate the social benefits that Canadian society derives from philanthropic giving. But we cannot take...
How cultural relativism on campus has chilled freedom of expression: Philip Carl Salzman in Inside Policy
Logic, reasoned debate, and respect for opposing views have gone missing from university campuses these days. Instead, the default mode is a punitive...
Canadian health care needs a fundamental rethinking: Brian Ferguson in Inside Policy
Health Minister Jane Philpott is right that medicare won’t be fixed by throwing more money at the provinces. Her government has the opportunity...
Ottawa's support of Can Con in need of an overhaul: Sean Speer in Inside Policy
The CRTC was born in the 1960s, an era of cultural nationalism, limited competition, and airwave scarcity. It needs a rethink, beginning with...