Amanda Clarke

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Dismantling Ottawa’s Costly Web of Rules: How to Build a Functioning Federal Accountability Regime

Dismantling Ottawa’s Costly Web of Rules: How to Build a Functioning Federal Accountability Regime

The federal government’s internal accountability regime continues to grow more complex. Public service leadership is detached from policy implementation and socialized to avoid risk. Public servants should be evaluated on the rules they remove and services delivered. Those with delivery experience should be rotated periodically into roles that establish internal processes and policies. Improving the federal accountability regime requires simplifying...

ArriveCAN should drive deeper reforms, not just contracting oversight

ArriveCAN should drive deeper reforms, not just contracting oversight

Auditor general Karen Hogan painted a clear picture of mismanagement around the ArriveCAN app in her recent report, concluding the $59.5-million app did not generate “value for money.” Her inability to determine the total cost of ArriveCAN – owing to poor quality documentation – brought to mind the challenges we faced in our 2022 research on government contracts.