Jonathan Craft

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I am really very certain - having also seen 4 iterations of No.10 while working in the Cabinet Office - that adding more people to the centre of government is not the solution here.

If the shake-up is on, it better be a proper one.

Not Just Putting Out Fires: Building Capacity for Long-Term Public Governance — Resources for today's policymakers By Nicholas Chesterley In the 1930s and 40s President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered around thirty fireside chats. These were a series of radio addresses on the Great Depression and World War II th...

Not Just Putting Out Fires: Building Capacity for Long-Term Public Governance. Nicholas Chesterley shares insights on how governments can avoid short-term traps & encourage future-focused policies www.policyready.ca/policymaking...

#canpoli #policy #government

Very interesting & tallies with my findings on experimentation @ Cdn Heritage. I would put leadership at the top of the list; in my work I found that it was not enough for leaders to accept experimentation/innovation - they need to actively *champion* it

Battling the Deep Status Quo: Policy Innovation in Canada’s Public Service  (Part I) (Copy) — Resources for today's policymakers by Sharon Ayele & Jonathan Craft

What's holding back policy innovation in Canada's public service? Views from senior policy leaders in Part I of 'Battling the Deep Status Quo'. The first of 2 posts from the policymaking today convening in Ottawa www.policyready.ca/policymaking... #canpoli #reform #modernization

Ironic they discovered this not long after American democracy died.

Innovative Policymaking: From Destination to Discipline — Resources for today's policymakers By Neil Bouwer

Innovative policymaking: from destination to discipline. Neil Bower on 'avoiding pilotitus' with the latest policymaking today post. www.policyready.ca/policymaking... #government #innovation #gc #design #publicpolicy #canpoli

🚨 The Canadian Association of University Teachers has just advised against any non-essential travel to the United States.🚨

Was doing this anyway, but still shocking to see it officially in writing.

www.caut.ca/latest/2025/...

Do Populists Listen to Expertise? A Five-Country Study of Authority, Arguments, and Expert Sources - Adam Peresman, Lars Thorup Larsen, Honorata Mazepus, Michael Bang Petersen, 2025 Across diverse policy domains, there is broad concern about whether trust in science and expertise has eroded during the past decade. Using quota-based surveys ...

Seems relevant! doi.org/10.1177/0032...

They... misspelled automobile.

Introduction to the Special Issue on Activation and the Digital Welfare State Click on the article title to read more.

Nice collection on #digitalgovernment & the welfare state. Digital transformation has sweeping implications for benefits, services, and politics. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

I study party platforms, but always know few voters actually read them.

In this federal election, platforms matter even less. Given the amount of uncertainty, policy proposals are written in pencil. Voters are wise to invest their time in choosing honorable MPs and leaders to make tough decisions.

Re-upping this. Senior folks in any discipline relevant to global affairs or public policy should apply (polisci, econ, soc, history, anthro, area studies, geography...). It's a genuinely nice place to work in a great city. I'm on the committee and happy to chat.

“phoney border”
“like it was drawn with a ruler”
“cherished 51st state”
“they will pay a financial price for this so big that it will be read about in History Books”
“using economic force”
“Governor”

What happens next?

Carney will be invited to form a govt by the GG.

Carney will be the Prime Minister-designate during a transition period (could be really fast or a few days).

Once the transition is over, Trudeau formally resigns as Prime Minister, and Carney is appointed PM.