Columnist Tony Dean explores how innovation in the government and bureaucracy can benefit from failure: As he puts it, we seem to be failing in many areas anyway, so we might as well learn from it. ...
Author Archives: Tony Dean
Dean: At last, a workable solution to the Canada Job Grant
Columnist Tony Dean examines how Ottawa's proposed training program is a mix of economic policy, political branding and poor program design - and why the provinces were united in opposition. ...
Dean: For Hudak, pragmatism trumps politicking
Columnist Tony Dean believes the Conservative leader made the right call to back down on eliminating the Rand formula - he likely realized it just wasn't the kind of red-meat issue worth chewing on ...
Dean: Bittersweet news on the Ontario public service
Columnist Tony Dean celebrates a change of leadership at the Ministry of Government Services and laments the tragic death of public service veteran Katherine Hewson. ...
Dean: Horwath biding her time but stay tuned
Columnist Tony Dean observes that the NDP leader will be the wild card in Ontario politics in the coming months. ...
Dean: Minimum wage hike worth more than 75 cents an hour
Ontario’s minimum wage hike is an interesting blend of good politics and good public policy and demonstrates the art of working with the possible. ...
Dean: OPS professionals in the vortex of reinvented government
Columnist Tony Dean observes a paradox in the new paradigm: Ontario's public service is now doing a lot more for the province with a lot less and yet still is 'demonized as high-earning layabouts.' ...
Dean: Ford huffs and puffs but only Horwath can bring the House down
Columnist Tony Dean examines the dominoes behind a provincial election - it all depends on the byelection results, which in turn could shape the spring budget, which in turn would put the NDP on the spot. ...
Dean: With low taxes, high skills, what more can Ontario do to attract jobs?
Columnist Tony Dean says that, for starters, the province could sell its brain power more effectively, encourage schools to cultivate the skills that employers need and that PC Leader Tim Hudak has a point about the cumb ...
Dean: In ice storm’s wake, role of volunteers lost in the politicking
Columnist Tony Dean writes that opposition calls for an inquiry into the government's emergency response would do well to look into what went right - and need look no further than the Red Cross. ...
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