Columnist Tony Dean believes a 1991 Supreme Court decision that allows public servants to participate in grass-roots politics doesn't give carte blanche for overt criticism or support of contentious policies of the gover ...
Author Archives: Tony Dean
Dean: IPAC conference showcases public sector innovations
Columnist Tony Dean reports Ontario was cited for two initiatives, including its new 'nudge unit,' while former Cabinet secretary Peter Wallace urged public servants to reclaim their key role of informing policy decision ...
Dean: A riddle wrapped in a community hub
Columnist Tony Dean writes that a report provides a valuable road map for allowing fragmented community services to become more cohesive, chiefly by facilitating integration among government ministries. ...
Dean: Wynne earns the high-ground in war of words with gloating Harper
Columnist Tony Dean says Ontario's premier is rising above the small-minded and mean-spirited federal politics to show the prime minister a thing or two about positive leadership. ...
Dean: Nudging us to socially (and fiscally) positive outcomes
Columnist Tony Dean observes that a new Treasury Board unit, which employs behavioural psychology to modify people's habits in such matters as collecting overdue taxes, is in itself a positive outcome. ...
Dean: Sousa and Hunter stand up for Ontario on pensions
Columnist Tony Dean asserts that the Harper government has no right to undermine a made-in-Ontario pension, especially considering that it has long promised to improve financial security in retirement. ...
Dean: Feds’ snubbing of ORPP speaks to broader issues
Columnist Tony Dean says the Wynne Liberals' hope to integrate an Ontario pension plan with the CPP will have to be revisited, now that the Harper Conservatives have said no - possibly by the province going it alone à la ...
Dean: Two new deputy ministers appointed in the OPS
Cabinet Secretary Steve Orsini announces new appointments ...
Dean: Challenges in keeping public service motivated, effective
Columnist Tony Dean writes that Ontario is facing the challenge of retaining and developing managers at a time when a study suggests almost one-third of Canada’s federal executives have 'mentally checked out.' ...
Dean: Steve Orsini one year later
Columnist Tony Dean speaks to Orsini as he reflects on his first year as Ontario’s top public servant. ...
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