Elections Canada is suggesting possible changes to protect the political nomination process from foreign meddling, including barring non-citizens from helping choose candidates, requiring parties to publish contest rules and explicitly outlawing practices such as voting more than once. The federal elections agency outlines the proposed moves in a discussion guide intended to help chief electoral […]

Stettler county council wants to do more to help property owners understand their tax bills and will try some new strategies next year. Resolutions related to this issue were passed at the July 10 regular meeting of council. Reeve Larry Clarke asked that under the “council request for information” part of the agenda that councillors […]

The EPA’s Inspector General is investigating why the agency didn’t get its specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors into the air over East Palestine until four days after the disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment last year. The Associated Press reported on a whistleblower’s concerns this spring about the delays and discrepancies in the way the Environmental […]

The Nova Scotia government is criticizing municipalities for their decision not to request an emergency alert during flooding last week that killed a 13-year-old boy and caused extensive damage. In a letter to mayors and wardens sent Tuesday, John Lohr, minister of municipal affairs, said that normally alerts, which are sent to wireless devices, televisions […]

Macy’s is terminating its monthslong buyout talks with two investment firms, citing a substandard offer and the lack of certainty over financing.  In announcing the end of negotiations on Monday, Macy’s alleged that Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital Management did not meet its request for information by a June 25 deadline, including the highest purchase […]

The Alberta government plans to relax a rule that requires energy companies seeking to buy viable wells from bankruptcy proceedings to first pay all the failed producer’s outstanding taxes. “I have informed the Alberta Energy Regulator and the Orphan Well Association that my office will be amending the order in a way that will protect […]

The board of directors for CBC and Radio-Canada has approved bonuses for some staff for work they did in the most recent fiscal year, despite members of Parliament saying it would be inappropriate to do so after hundreds of jobs were eliminated.  The decision was posted on the public broadcaster’s website last month following a […]

Conservative groups are systematically attempting to challenge the legitimacy of large numbers of voter registrations across the country before the presidential election. The strategy is part of a wider effort raising questions about the integrity of this year’s election as former President Donald Trump repeatedly claims without evidence that his opponents are trying to cheat. […]

Newfoundland and Labrador published a list of standards on Thursday that public and private emergency homeless shelters must follow, after conditions in for-profit shelters became a central issue in the province’s struggles with homelessness. The report on shelter standards was completed by Ontario-based firm, OrgCode Consulting. It covers details ranging from required mattress sizes to […]

The abortion pill is slowly changing the reproductive health landscape in Alberta, new data suggests. When Mifegymiso came on the market in Canada in 2017, advocates and medical professionals hoped the medication would expand reproductive health care in rural and remote communities. In the years that followed, however, severe access issues in Alberta persisted and […]

FIPA was contacted by Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and invited to consult on the development of LAC guidelines for the public interest disclosure of archival documents that may contain personal information. Working with a tight timeline, we were able to research the issue, consult subject matter experts, and prepare and present a brief that […]

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Author: Christopher A. Cooper, Associate Professor of Public Management, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa When thinking about what affects good governance, most citizens, pundits and even […]