Erin O’Toole has emerged as the third-ballot victor in the Conservative Party’s Leadership race and is the new leader of the Conservative Party. Former Cabinet Minister and PC Party Leader Peter MacKay finished in second, while newcomer Leslyn Lewis surprised many with a very strong third place… Continue Reading What O’Toole’s Victory Means for Canadian Politics
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Today’s installation of Chrystia Freeland as Finance Minister is intended, as much as possible, to tie off the loose ends dangling from the extraordinarily disorderly departure of Bill Morneau. How many of the Trudeau Government’s many and severely-frayed threads will be braided back together – and how… Continue Reading Setting A Bold New Agenda: Trudeau Government Prepares for Recovery
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The unplanned exit by federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau is a rare and disconcerting event that comes at a very untimely moment. Leaving aside the obvious political damage to the government, the implications for public policy are potentially quite significant and unsettling. The basic course of the… Continue Reading Finance Minister Bill Morneau Resigns: Implications for Public Policy
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By Michael Fenn and John Matheson, with contributions from members of StrategyCorp’s Municipal Practice Team In our recent article, our review of the impact of the events of 2020 ended with the questions: Where does this leave municipal governments? What does the future hold? What items need… Continue Reading Municipal Priorities for 2020 and Beyond: Part Two
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By Michael Fenn and John Matheson, with contributions from members of StrategyCorp’s Municipal Practice Team Pundits and forecasters are unsure about the future – with the downstream impacts of COVID-19, the reckoning with institutional racism, fallout from the impending U.S. election, disruptive changes in the economy and… Continue Reading Municipal Priorities for 2020 and Beyond: Part One
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How does a government convert high polling numbers during a pandemic into re-election nearly two years from now? The Ford government finds itself asking this question daily, and now it will make choices in part to navigate its way to a second term. To that end the… Continue Reading How to Translate Populism into 2022 Votes
Read more →The federal, provincial and territorial governments have reached a deal on the Safe Restart Agreement to support the gradual return to work and economic recovery across Canada. Announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, the Agreement bumps up the federal contribution from… Continue Reading Federal Update: The Safe Restart Agreement
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The Ontario economy is starting to show signs of life as the province slowly reopens. The worst of this wave of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have passed, and hopefully we are better prepared to manage any future spikes. Servers can return to restaurants, real estate agents… Continue Reading The Ontario Government Should Let Workers Work and End the ICI Program
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Ontario’s plan for Stage 3 restart has been released by Premier Doug Ford, with nearly all businesses and public spaces being able to reopen. This marks the final stage of reopening before the province enters the recovery phase of its framework, focused on long-term growth and recovery.… Continue Reading Ontario on Track for Stage 3 Restart
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OTTAWA, ON, July 13, 2020 – StrategyCorp announced today the expansion of its roster of experts in management consulting and strategic advisory services with the addition of Carol Devenny and Michelle Gagnon as its newest Senior Advisors. Carol Devenny joins StrategyCorp after retiring from a 38-year career… Continue Reading StrategyCorp Welcomes Carol Devenny and Michelle Gagnon as its Newest Senior Advisors
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