Canadian Public Administration articles from March 2008

Canadian Public Administration archives from March 2008

Editor's introduction to the special issue on public-private partnerships/Introduction par la redactrice du numero special sur les partenariats publics-prives.
March 1, 2008... I find it quite fitting that our first issue with a publisher from the private sector should be an issue largely dedicated to the study of public-private partnerships, or what is frequently call P3s. Governments have traditionally undertaken...

Public-private partnerships in Canada: theory and evidence.
March 1, 2008... This article examines the emerging issues regarding the implementation and performance of public-private partnerships (P3s) in Canada, focusing primarily on infrastructure projects. A number of projects with P3 characteristics began to emerge...

Commercializing air traffic control: have the reforms worked?(Report)
March 1, 2008... The silence that embraced American skies on 11 September 2001 reminded us of the importance of the air transportation industry to modern society. We live in a world in which next-day deliveries and coast-to-coast travel are commonplace rather...

British Columbia's Capital Asset Management Framework: moving from transactional to transformative leadership on public-private partnerships, or a "railroad job"?(Report)
March 1, 2008... In May 2001, the voters of British Columbia went to the polls and swept away a decade of social democratic public policies instituted by the New Democratic Party. Replacing the New Democrats was the Liberal Party and its leader Gordon Campbell....

The case for public-private partnerships in infrastructure.(Report)
March 1, 2008... While still controversial, public-private partnerships (P3s) are quickly becoming an important part of infrastructure procurement for all Canadian governments. (1) A P3 project office was announced in the federal government's 2007 budget, and...

Horizontalite et gouvernance decentralisee: les conditions de collaboration dans le contexte de l'action communautaire.(Report)
March 1, 2008... Les organisations a but non lucratif jouent plusieurs roles. Elles servent a developper les attitudes democratiques des citoyens par la transmission d'information, par l'education, par le developpement des qualites civiques et des aptitudes a...

Reconciliation and transformation in practice: aboriginal judicial appointments to the Supreme Court.(RESEARCH NOTE/NOTE DE RECHERCHE)(Report)
March 1, 2008... On 19 April 2004, Prime Minister Paul Martin signalled Canada's willingness to embark on a new collaborative relationship with Canada's aboriginal peoples. At the Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable, he stated, "We will ensure a full seat at...

Quis custodiet ipsos Custodes? The contribution of Newfoundland and Labrador to the reform of management of Canadian legislatures.(Report)
March 1, 2008... "Transparency and accountability are the building blocks of public confidence." (Green Report, p. 13.4) Rebuilding Confidence: Report of the Review Commission on Constituency Allowances and Related Matters. By HON. J. DEREK GREEN,...

Professionalizing policy analysis in Canada.(Report)
March 1, 2008... "Evaluation of policy analysis lags behind that in Europe and the United States.... Again, Canada lags behind in evaluating its various training programs, and in implementing reforms that will enhance policy analysis in advancing its varied...

Strategic Science in the Public Interest: Canada's Government Laboratories and Science-Based Agencies.(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Strategic Science in the Public Interest: Canada's Government Laboratories and Science-Based Agencies By G. BRUCE DOERN and JEFFREY S. KINDER. Toronto, Buffalo and London: University of Toronto Press. 2007. Pp. xiii, 235. Bibliographical...

Appointing Judges in an Age of Judicial Power: Critical Perspectives from around the World.(Book review)
March 1, 2008... Appointing Judges in an Age of Judicial Power: Critical Perspectives from around the World Edited by KATE MALLESON and PETER H. RUSSELL. Toronto, Buffalo and London: University of Toronto Press. 2006. Pp. xii, 473, bibliographical references....

In Search of Canadian Political Culture.(Book review)
March 1, 2008... In Search of Canadian Political Culture By NELSON WISEMAN. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. 2007. Pp. 346, Bibliographical references, index. Nelson Wiseman is an old-fashioned political scientist. He eschews the language...