Performances this week by the Ombudsman and the Cabinet Secretary caught our columnist's eye. ...
Author Archives: Tony Dean
Teacher education changes make sense
Education Minister Liz Sandals’ proposed changes will improve on Ontario’s already high-quality teacher education programming, writes Tony Dean. ...
Broten gives corporate Canada a needed nudge
The women’s issues minister hit a home run in announcing that she is working with the Ontario Securities Commission to get more women on corporate boards and into executive roles, Tony Dean writes. ...
And the week isn’t even over yet
Tony Dean writes that it has been another good week for Premier Kathleen Wynne's Liberals, for all sorts of reasons. ...
Wynne humble on the high road as rivals stumble
Somewhere along the way, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath lost the plot while wresting concessions out of the minority Liberal government, Tony Dean writes. ...
Paul Godfrey’s departure from OLG was a safe bet
The government would have anticipated the mass resignation of the OLG's board of directors as well, Tony Dean writes. ...
Social entrepreneurs deserve support in new approaches
Social innovators are moving faster than governments in developing new solutions to social and economic challenges, writes Tony Dean. ...
Transformation vital to protect public services
The Wynne administration’s first budget found a solid balance between fiscal prudence and a desire to sustain high-quality public services, writes Tony Dean. ...
Horwath’s tough call more daunting than Tory tough guys
The big question on everyone’s mind is what the NDP leader will do next since the timing of the next provincial election is effectively her decision, Tony Dean writes. ...
A warts-and-all look at alternative service delivery
A new report called Public Sector Problems, Private Sector Solutions offers a sophisticated appraisal of how alternative service delivery might offer solutions in Ontario, Tony Dean writes. ...