Allison Harell

Oct 23, 2023 | policyoptions.irpp.org | Allison Harell |Laura Stephenson |Kathryn May

(Version fran√ßaise disponible¬†ici)OTTAWA ‚Äď John Hannaford, the first Gen Xer to head Canada‚Äôs public service after decades of Baby Boomer dominance, thinks it‚Äôs time for a reaffirmation of the values and ethics of an upstanding public servant. The new clerk of the Privy Council Office inherits a federal workforce larger than at any time in history with the biggest demographic turnover in years.

Feb 7, 2023 | policyoptions.irpp.org | Allison Harell |Laura Stephenson |Michael Wernick

Over the last few months, we have seen a rising tide of interest in the use of contracted services by the federal government. The latest episode seems to have crystallized around the use of consulting firms, notably McKinsey & Company. It has triggered another round of partisan squabbling at a parliamentary committee and the pack of journalists who cover politics are piling on, unsure of what narrative is the most important.

Feb 7, 2023 | cambridge.org | Philip Chen |Melanee Thomas |Allison Harell |Tania Gosselin

People express considerable, if not overwhelming, support for women in politics. A supermajority (60+ per cent) of Canadians consistently agree that the best way to protect women is to elect more to Parliament (Fournier et al., Reference Fournier, Cutler, Soroka and Stolle2011; Stephenson et al., Reference Stephenson, Harell, Rubenson and Loewen2020).