On Being an Ombudsman: Protecting the Public Interest While Navigating the Minefield of Policy Networks by Daniel Johns, Brent Epperson

“… After 50 years of institutional history in Canada, the focus of ombuds has shifted from resolving individual complaints to improving the quality of government services for all. …”
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Collaboration between local Indigenous and visiting non‐Indigenous researchers: Practical challenges and insights from a long‐term environmental monitoring program in the Canadian... by Samuel Richard, H. Grant Gilchrist, Holly L. Hennin, Vivian M. Nguyen

“…Second, we review how the federal government's administrative approaches are poorly suited for employing seasonal Indigenous workers living in remote communities, particularly in Canada. …”
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Supporting Actionable Science for Environmental Policy: Advice for Funding Agencies From Decision Makers by Elizabeth A. Nyboer, Vivian M. Nguyen, Nathan Young, Trina Rytwinski, Jessica J. Taylor, John Francis Lane, Joseph R. Bennett, Nathan Harron, Susan M. Aitken, Graeme Auld, David Browne, Aerin I. Jacob, Kent Prior, Paul Allen Smith, Karen E. Smokorowski, Steven Alexander, Steven J. Cooke

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Lobbying the executives: differences in lobbying patterns between elected politicians, partisan advisors and public servants by Christopher A. Cooper, Maxime Boucher

“…Research from parliamentary countries suggests that lobbyists tend to focus their attention on public office holders within the executive government more than those within the legislative branch. …”
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The Study Area by Donya Ahmadi, Tuna Tasan-Kok

“…In the late 1990s, the Canadian government launched an extensive legislative review regarding immigration policies, which re-emphasized the objective of enriching through immigration the cultural and social fabric of Canada and further called for the reinforcement of the family class as the cornerstone of Canada’s immigration program. …”
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Private Sponsorship: Complementary or Conflicting Interests? by Shauna Labman

“…Canada’s Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program commenced before the Indochinese refugee flow began, and it has continued for almost 40 years since it subsided. …”
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The ecology of open innovation units: adhocracy and competing values in public service systems by Evert A. Lindquist, Michael Buttazzoni

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Giving Drugs a Second Chance: Overcoming Regulatory and Financial Hurdles in Repurposing Approved Drugs As Cancer Therapeutics by J. Javier Hernandez, J. Javier Hernandez, Michael Pryszlak, Michael Pryszlak, Lindsay Smith, Lindsay Smith, Connor Yanchus, Connor Yanchus, Naheed Kurji, Vijay M. Shahani, Steven V. Molinski

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The GST/HST: Creating an Integrated Sales Tax in a Federal Country by Richard M. Bird

“…And third, the best way Ottawa can avoid such outcomes is to provide the provinces with critical support and encouragement in the form of administrative and economic assistance. Since the federal government controls Canada’s borders, over which imports and exports flow, and administers its own sales tax, there is plenty of scope for cooperation. …”
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The GST/HST: Creating an Integrated Sales Tax in a Federal Country by Richard M. Bird

“…And third, the best way Ottawa can avoid such outcomes is to provide the provinces with critical support and encouragement in the form of administrative and economic assistance. Since the federal government controls Canada’s borders, over which imports and exports flow, and administers its own sales tax, there is plenty of scope for cooperation. …”
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Managing SARS-CoV-2 Testing in Schools with an Artificial Intelligence Model and Application Developed by Simulation Data by Svetozar Zarko Valtchev, Ali Asgary, Michael Chen, Felippe A. Cronemberger, Mahdi M. Najafabadi, Monica Gabriela Cojocaru, Jianhong Wu

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Cannabis, Impaired Driving, and Road Safety: An Overview of Key Questions and Issues by Bruna Brands, Bruna Brands, Bruna Brands, Patricia Di Ciano, Patricia Di Ciano, Patricia Di Ciano, Robert E. Mann, Robert E. Mann, Robert E. Mann

“…These discussions have been revitalized in recent years by initiatives in several jurisdictions to legalize non-medical cannabis. Canada became the second country to legalize non-medical cannabis use in October, 2018, preceded by Uruguay in December 2013. …”
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The Security Dimension of a China Free Trade Agreement Balancing Benefits and Risk – The Security Dilemma by Gordon Houlden

“…An FTA appeared to be a priority for Trudeau since his government came into office in  2015 (Global Affairs Canada, 2017a; Lu, 2017; PMO, 2017); however, such negotiations were put on hold indefinitely, ostensibly due to irreconcilable differences on gender and labour issues. …”
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Fear, Risk, and the Responsible Choice: Risk Narratives and Lowering the Rate of Caesarean Sections in High-income Countries by Helga Hallgrimsdottir, Leah Shumka, Catherine Althaus, Cecilia Benoit

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Using web content analysis to create innovation indicators—What do we really measure? by Mikaël Héroux-Vaillancourt, Catherine Beaudry, Constant Rietsch

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Empirical Study of Monthly Economic Losses Assessments for “Standard Unit Lockdown” Due to COVID-19 by Houli Zhang, Shibing You, Miao Zhang, Anqi Chen, Zengyun Hu, Ying Liu, Difei Liu, Pei Yuan, Pei Yuan, Yi Tan, Yi Tan

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The Role of Health Policy and Systems in the Uptake of Community-Based Health Insurance Schemes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Narrative Review by Amika Shah, Samrawit Lemma, Chelsea Tao, Joseph Wong

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Structures for caribou management and their status in the circumpolar north by D.R. Klein

“…Large herds of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in Canada, Alaska, and Russia that winter in northern coniferous forests and summer in tundra of the Arctic have provided a sustainable source of meat and other products for indigenous peoples for thousands of years. …”
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Marine ecosystem-based management: challenges remain, yet solutions exist, and progress is occurring by J. B. Haugen, J. S. Link, K. Cribari, A. Bundy, M. Dickey-Collas, H. M. Leslie, J. Hall, E. A. Fulton, J. J. Levenson, D. M. Parsons, I.-M Hassellöv, E. Olsen, G. S. DePiper, R. R. Gentry, D. E. Clark, R. E. Brainard, D. Mateos-Molina, A. Borja, S. Gelcich, M. Guilhon, N. C. Ban, D. Pedreschi, A. Khan, R. Chuenpagdee, S. I. Large, O. Defeo, L. Shannon, S. A. Bailey, A. Jordan, A. L. Agnalt

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Federalism or devolution of power? Sri Lanka's perspectives by Ranjanee De Alwis

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