A Future Worth Shaping
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Table of contents
Introduction
Public Policy in the 21st Century
Dr. Don Lenihan, PhD
Senior Associate, Policy & Engagement at Canada 2020
Robert Asselin
Vice President, Policy & Research at Canada 2020
What this Book is About
- Traditional Governance and the New Policy Environment
- Complexity and the Risks of Policymaking
- Focusing on Process
Toward a Policy Plan
- Five Questions for Policymakers
What Issues will the Book Address?
- Four Kinds of Issues
- A New Issues Framework?
An Agenda for Democratic Reform
Robert Asselin
Vice President, Policy & Research at Canada 2020
Introduction
What’s wrong with our democracy?
The case for a preferential ballot
What about mandatory voting?
- So, why mandatory voting?
Carrying on electoral mandates
Institutional reform
- 1. Providing parliamentary committees the means to do their work
- 2. Easing the party line
- 3. Reforming Question Period
- 4. Senate Reform
The role of demos in a representative democracy
Rebuilding Public Trust in Government
Dr. Don Lenihan, PhD
Senior Associate, Policy & Engagement at Canada 2020
Hon. Carolyn Bennett, PC
Member of Parliament, Toronto-St. Paul’s
Trust in Government
What is Open Government?
Focusing on Open Dialogue
Objectives for the Open Dialogue Initiative
Towards an Open Dialogue Framework
The Project: Who are we engaging?
Open Dialogue Initiative: The Public Service Stream
Open Dialogue Initiative: The Parliamentary Stream
Realigning Parliament and the Executive
Deliverables
Conclusion: Back to Public Trust
Child Benefit Spending in Canada
Lauren Jones
Post-Doctoral Fellow, The Martin Prosperity Institute
Kevin Milligan
Associate Professor of Economics, University of British Columbia
Mark Stabile
Professor, Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto
How do families CTB and NCB spend the money?
Identifying How Families Spend Benefit Income
Resources or Process: How do Families Spend Benefit Income?
The Case for a Carbon Tax in Canada
Nicholas Rivers
Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa
Chairholder, Canada Research Chair in Climate and Energy Policy
Introduction
Goals to structure approach to climate change
- Encourage mitigation by the rest of the world
- Contribute a fair share to global emission reductions and set goals commensurately with domestic policies
- Reduce emissions cost effectively
- Avoid inter-governmental conflicts
Current approach to climate change is inconsistent with criteria
A rising carbon tax can achieve objectives efficiently
- Why carbon taxes
- Myths associated with a carbon tax
- The design of a carbon tax
- The effect of a carbon tax
Conclusion
Skills & Higher Education in Canada
Daniel Munro
Principal Research Associate
Centre for Skills and Post-Secondary Education
The Conference Board of Canada
Introduction
- Excellence
- Equity
A Foundation for Health, Wealth and Well-Being
Excellence
- Higher Education Attainment
- Skills Attainment
- Foundational Skills
- From Expansion to Excellence
Equity
- Aboriginal Achievement
- Gender Gaps
- Immigrant Achievement and Recognition
- Regional Differences
Policy Options
- Excellence and Equity in Skills and Higher Education
Crisis & Opportunity
John Brodhead
Executive Director, Evergreen CityWorks
Jesse Darling
Urban Project Designer, Evergreen CityWorks
Sean Mullin
Executive Director, Brookfield Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Introduction
Economic Benefits of Public Infrastructure
A Window of Opportunity: The Time to Invest is Now
Canada’s Infrastructure Deficit
- Urban and Municipal Infrastructure
- Road Networks, Transportation and Electricity Infrastructure
- Extreme Weather: Too Costly to Ignore
- Global Estimates
Declining Role of Federal Involvement in Infrastructure
A National Infrastructure Plan for Canada
- What Could a National Infrastructure Plan Look Like?
Conclusion
Once More into the Breach
Wesley Wark
Visiting Professor, University of Ottawa
Introduction
Accountability for security and intelligence: Who Benefits?
What is Wrong with the Current (Canadian) system of accountability?
What Needs to be Done?
Privacy Protection in the Federal Public Service
Chantal Bernier
Legal Counsel, Dentons Canada LLP
Senior Fellow, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa
Management of New Information Technologies Vulnerabilities
Definition of Digital Personal Information
- Personal Data on Internet
- Access to Personal Accounts on Social Networks
Hosting of Personal Information in the Cloud
- Benefits and Risks of Cloud Computing
- The ISO/IEC 27018 Standard for Privacy Protection in Cloud Computing
Balance Between Public Transparency and Privacy
Conclusion: Emerging Challenges
A Canadian Foreign Policy for the Future
Roland Paris
Associate Professor, University of Ottawa
Director, Centre for International Policy Studies
An open letter to the winner of Canada’s 2015 federal election
Authors & Contributors
Excerpts
“People genuinely and persistently believe government can play a meaningful and positive role in the 21st century.”
— Tim Barber, Co-Founder Canada 2020
“Our democratic deficit is not just an intellectual issue. It matters on a daily basis. We get worse decisions when people are not engaged.”
— Robert Asselin
“An Agenda for Democratic Reform”
“Citizens have always needed information to hold government to account. Open Government is taking this to a new level.”
— Dr. Don Lenihan & Carolyn Bennett, MP
“Rebuilding Public Trust in Government”
“Decades of neglect and underinvestment have left Canada on the precipice of a national crisis. It’s time for a national infrastructure plan.”
— John Brodhead, Jesse Darling & Sean Mullin
“Crisis & Opportunity: Time for a National Infrastructure Plan for Canada”
“Canada’s key diplomatic failure on climate change has been to make extravagant international promises, then fail to implement commensurate policies.”
— Nicolas Rivers
“The Case for a Carbon Tax in Canada”
“This study obliterates any doubt that lower-income parents will use new economic resources for the good of their family.”
— Jennifer Robson
Foreword to “Child Benefit Spending in Canada”
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