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By Aleck Dadson & Patrick Moyle In late April, the Premier’s Advisory Council on Government Assets, led by former TD Bank President and CEO Ed Clark, released its recommendations regarding Hydro One and Ontario’s electricity distribution sector. It is worth pausing to consider, nearly three months later,… Continue Reading Three Months Later: Implementing the Clark Report’s Electricity Sector Recommendations

StrategyCorp is proud to have worked with the City of Windsor to establish a 20-year vision for the growth and future of that city.  The process involved in-depth consultations with municipal stakeholders, as well as analysis of previously completed studies and reports. The plan recommends the City… Continue Reading StrategyCorp Guides Windsor to New 20-Year Vision

History was made this week with Alberta’s first ever Speech from the Throne from an NDP government.  Unlike other Throne Speeches, this was a cautious effort from a new government that is going out of its way to give comfort to Albertans that the NDP is not… Continue Reading Alberta’s Speech from the Throne – It’s business as usual, there’s nothing to see here, folks!

Rebuilding and Re-Imagining: Policy Opportunity in Leadership Changes 2002-2014 June 19th, 2015 from 9:00am – 4:30pm General elections and party changes of leadership are challenging moments in Canadian political dynamics at all three levels of government. They offer‎ exciting opportunities for policy change. Leaders eager to make their… Continue Reading Reviving and Rebuilding in Politics: A Multi-level View from the Inside

Premier Rachel Notley and her eleven cabinet colleagues were sworn in on Sunday in a very public ceremony on the steps of the Alberta Legislature.  With just a dozen ministers, it’s one of the smallest cabinets in the province since the Great Depression. Some observers have expressed… Continue Reading Now It’s For Real: Alberta’s New Cabinet

For Jim Prentice, winning the Alberta election meant his government would have likely overseen the approval of pipelines for market access and the opening of a new refinery in the province, the North West Sturgeon Upgrader.  Now that distinction is likely to go to Rachel Notley and… Continue Reading Political success is all about timing, isn’t it?

Now in power, there are a number of issues that face the Notley Crew.  From slumping oil prices to the structural and organizational concerns with Alberta Health Services, none seem small.  Before those issues can be addressed, however, the Premier-elect will have to take into consideration five… Continue Reading The 5 biggest challenges for Rachel Notley

The election of Rachel Notley as Premier of Alberta will change the way the Government of Alberta (GOA) does business.  In the weeks and months ahead, industry can expect that Alberta’s new NDP Premier will do things differently.  The Globe and Mail reported today that Premier-elect Notley… Continue Reading Politics and Business in Alberta: Ne’er the twain shall meet again

The Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Party announced today that backbench Conservative MP Patrick Brown is the new leader of the party.  Brown defeated former Deputy PC Party Leader Christine Elliott, MPP, who was considered the frontrunner at the outset of the race.   Brown Now Looking for… Continue Reading Patrick Brown Wins Ontario PC Leadership Contest

In sport, athletes study tapes of themselves, their teammates and their opponents to evaluate their mistakes and successes so they can learn from them and adjust themselves accordingly when similar situations arise.  It is this type of dedication to continuous improvement that the new NDP Government in… Continue Reading Learn From Others’ Mistakes: What the Alberta NDP need to do to succeed