Columnist Tony Dean reports that, fresh off winning several citations for its employment practices, cabinet secretary Steve Orsini outlines some of the work that lies ahead in a five-year OPS human resources plan. ...
Author Archives: Tony Dean
Dean: Some QP political staffers heading to Ottawa
Columnist Tony Dean writes there will be a domino effect with some interesting job opportunities opening at Queen's Park in the wake of the brain drain to Parliament Hill. ...
Dean: Q and A with Kathleen Wynne
Columnist Tony Dean, in an interview with the premier - 'I appreciate the important role of the public service.' ...
Dean: In stumping for Trudeau, Wynne bucked history, pundits
Columnist Tony Dean observes that the premier took a chance in the federal election campaign but came out having made all the right moves with Justin Trudeau's victory. ...
Dean: Public service leaks can have serious repercussions
Columnist Tony Dean writes that, even though it's difficult to keep sensitive information to a small number of staff and the digital age has made spreading that information easier, leaks from the bureaucracy are rare. ...
Dean: Province is wise to hold off embracing the TPP
Columnist Tony Dean says Ontario adopted a balanced, 'wait-and-see' response to the Trans-Pacific Partnership - a strategic move, considering the pact's potential disruption to the automotive sector. ...
Dean: Reading the tea leaves in public sector negotiations
Columnist Tony Dean takes a look at what's going on in school board and OPS bargaining ...
Dean: Auditor and health minister on the same page on CCACs
Columnist Tony Dean observes that Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk raises some important questions about the efficacy of community-based care - and that Health Minister Eric Hoskins is prepared to act on them. ...
Dean: More than enough issues at Queen’s Park
Columnist Tony Dean observes the legislature had enough of a distraction in André Marin's reign as ombudsman ending; now comes a report of alleged fraud involving a former boss at Infrastructure Ontario. ...
Dean: McGuinty and the courage of convictions in public policy
Columnist Tony Dean writes that in an address to students at the U of T’s School of Public Policy, the former premier warned that “we are in danger at this point in our history of confusing being noticed with being mean ...
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