Anna-Kay Russell “Public policy is public good” echoed across a room of first year students at one of the School of Public Policy & Governance’s (SPPG) many plenaries. If public policy is public good, then public good must include the public’s interest. But after examining Prime Minister Paul Martin’s swift approval for gay marriage rights…
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“Speaking Truth to Power” and the Questions That Accompany It
“Public servants have a deep, professional duty to speak truth to power, and, if this doesn’t happen, it’s the government and ultimately Canadians who suffer.” – Jim Mitchell _________________________________________________________ Though beginning his career as a university lecturer in the 1970s, Jim Mitchell makes his name in Canada as a well-known and accomplished public servant. He’s…