Columnist Tony Dean keeps score of NDP Leader Andrea Horwath's and Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne's commitment-keeping from the 2013 budget. ...
Author Archives: Tony Dean
Dean: Public service buffeted by winds of change
Columnist Tony Dean says times like these call for inclusive and forward-thinking leadership to manage the nature, degree and speed of change. ...
Dean: Public service transition planners are on standby
Columnist Tony Dean describe what amounts to the highest test of a good, honest bureaucracy - serving as the glue that keeps the government together while the reins of power are handed over to a new regime. ...
Dean: Hudak’s deficit-cutting plan is so 1980s
Columnist Tony Dean observes that the Tory leader's policies are right out of the Thatcher-Reagan playbook - while the Liberals continue to beat the social spending drum and the NDP seem to be fading fast. ...
Dean: Will life go back to normal at Queen’s Park?
Some of the craziness at QP may be temporary, but other factors are here for the long term, columnist Tony Dean writes. ...
Dean: Can we Talk? Recommendations for more open government
Columnist Tony Dean outlines the advantages of proactively sharing information in policy-making and expenditures as a means of improving confidence in government. ...
Dean: Yesterday an election seemed so far away
With the latest gas plant allegations, it looks as if Ontario is gearing up for an election. But, as columnist Tony Dean writes, it will depend on how Andrea Horwath plays her cards. ...
Dean: Labour tensions rising in Ontario public service
Columnist Tony Dean observes how the uncertainty of minority government, wobbly fiscal climate and focus on staff reductions are taking a toll on the OPS. And yet, vital work continues apace. ...
Dean: Pension finds support, though proof is in the pudding
Columnist Tony Dean applauds efforts for a made-in-Ontario plan, although acknowledges that big policy issues still must be weighed on the scope of coverage. ...
Dean: Accountability proposals right, but how many ombudsmen does a city need?
Columnist Tony Dean says the government's accountability proposals are a good move but questions whether the City of Toronto might now have too many ombudsmen. ...
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