It’s time Ottawa fix its broken trust with Canadians
The article below was first published in Ottawa’s Hill Times on December 5, 2011 It has become a sad truism that Canadians’ faith and trust in our federal government has been consistently declining....
View ArticleJust One More Reason for a Commission of Inquiry into Veterans’ Issues
The article below was first published in Ottawa’s Hill Times on January 23, 2012 For Canada’s injured military, veterans and their families, there are few government agencies so singularly reviled as...
View ArticleThere’s no accountability at Veterans Affairs Canada
The article below was first published in Ottawa’s Hill Times on February 27, 2012 By Allan Cutler and Ian Bron Three weeks ago, John Larlee, chair of the Veterans Review and Appeal Board, responded to...
View ArticleAnother blow to accountability in the federal government
Last week the Supreme Court dismissed an application to appeal a rejected grievance filed by a former government executive, Zabia Chamberlain. Ms. Chamberlain’s grievance was that she was sexually...
View ArticleRecent Julian Fantino misstep shows some of what’s wrong in Ottawa
The latest mini-scandal in Ottawa involves some overtly partisan letters by Julian Fantino (or, more accurately, his staff writers) which were posted on a publicly funded CIDA website. This is against...
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