Governance

Are Parliamentary Committees Underachieving?

We can be forgiven for assuming that the Canadian government exists to spit out legislation that’s poorly planned, overtly political, and often legally…

Mar 22 • David Clinton

Canada's Federal Government Generates Disinformation at Scale

And I've got the receipts

Mar 4 • David Clinton

Parliamentary Floor Crossings: a Good Career Move?

It’s easy to be cynical about all the Parliamentary horse trading going on.

Jan 28 • David Clinton

Bill C-4: Join a Political Party in Canada and Mess Up Your Life?

That “other measure” from “BILL C-4 An Act respecting certain affordability measures for Canadians and another measure” is bizarre.

Nov 12, 2025 • David Clinton

What's Really Going On Inside Mark Carney's Head?

There’s been some online discussion lately about just how “on top of things” our prime minister is.

Oct 29, 2025 • David Clinton

Britain’s Collapse Is Coming—How Long Until Canada Joins Them?

The UK is said to be in some trouble these days.

Sep 25, 2025 • David Clinton

New book: a Directory of 150 Federal Government Agencies

This post will probably be an unexpected change of pace for The Audit.

Sep 10, 2025 • David Clinton

Is Government Policy Making You Poorer?

And who can we blame?

Aug 10, 2025 • David Clinton

What Canada's Underground Economy Tells Us About Our Tax System

One way or another, we’ve all been exposed to the underground economy.

Aug 7, 2025 • David Clinton

How Much Value Does Your Job Generate?

It was arguably the invention of the printing press that - in the Early Modern period -doomed countless powerful and wealthy monasteries whose primary…

Aug 4, 2025 • David Clinton

Escaping the Sinking Management Consulting Ship

At one point a couple of years back, my business was receiving near-daily contacts from digital marketing companies eager to sell me their valuable…

Jul 20, 2025 • David Clinton

Who Regulates the Regulators?

Some of us tend to be deeply suspicious of government regulatory frameworks.

Jun 4, 2025 • David Clinton

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