Columnist Tony Dean writes that Lynn Morrison's proposal to build staff skills is a positive development - one that the premier's office is embracing through the appointment of an HR director. ...
Category: Tony Dean
Dean: Possible Hydro One IPO grabs centre stage
Columnist Tony Dean calls the plan to potentially privatize Hydro One a 'World-Cup-level political football' ...
Dean: Public sector compensation not out-of-whack
Columnist Tony Dean takes issue with recent reports from the Fraser Institute and CFIB that suggest public employees are overpaid compared with their private-sector counterparts. ...
Dean: Review is an opportunity to better protect Ontario’s most vulnerable workers
Columnist Tony Dean writes that the review of Ontario's labour relations, employment standards laws is an opportunity to deal with a growing divide between well-paying jobs and low-end work ...
Dean: Public servants under pressure but make major daily commitments
Columnist Tony Dean writes that public servants are usually in the spotlight when things go wrong but every day bring major commitment and energy to the job. ...
Dean: Program review means a mix of approaches as tough decisions loom
Columnist Tony Dean says a program review being carried out by Treasury Board President Deb Matthews comes ahead of some very tough choices for the Liberal government. ...
Dean: Striking a balance
Columnist Tony Dean points out the crossroads the government finds itself at as it attempts to grow the economy and increase public services, all while eliminating the province's deficit, and how these factors might impa ...
Dean: Lysyk goes Marin on Infrastructure Ontario
Columnist Tony Dean wonders why the auditor general's December review of alternative financing and procurement rips into a widely regarded Canadian success story. ...
Dean: Bearing witness to a union coming into its own
Columnist Tony Dean speaks with recently retired AMAPCEO president Gary Gannage about the association's early years and how the workplace has changed over 20 years. ...
Dean: Concern over slow growth prompts an economic rethink
Columnist Tony Dean observes how the Wynne government is now seeking a better balance between attracting overseas investment and developing homegrown firms with the capacity to create jobs. ...