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Is the Senate a Truly Independent Chamber?
Prime Minister Trudeau just announced the selection of two new senators.
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Do Government Spending Choices Follow Party Ideologies?
Using federal and provincial deficit data to fact-check political party identity
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The Business of Government Policy
How think tanks, lobbyists, and professional consultants impact the way we're governed
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How Modern Governments Communicate
And is anyone out there listening when they do communicate?
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Do Senate Voting Patterns Follow Partisan Politics?
The data suggests that for at least some voting blocs they certainly do
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Who Really Steers Federal Policy? Spoiler alert: it's the Privy Council Office
How the PCO came to dominate policy development in Canada
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Can a Registered Lobbyist Also be a Government Contractor?
...And a couple of updates
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A Glimpse Into Ottawa's Professional Lobbyist Industry
Is this how government really works?
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Why Controlling Government Waste Matters
“A billion dollars here, a billion dollars there, and soon you’re talking about real money.”
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Should Canadians Have an Ongoing Say in How They're Governed?
What's wrong with direct democracy, anyway?
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Government Productivity After Four Decades of Information Revolution
Why isn't government getting better at delivering services?
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Creating Winners and Losers in a Free Market
Why is the government destroying Canada's kosher slaughter industry?
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